Today’s guest author, Missie, can be followed on her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/thereluctanttriathlete) or on her personal blog (noahsincrediblejourney.blogspot.com). You’re probably reading this and in one of the 5 stages of preemie parenthood. Maybe you’re pregnant and you’re not sure exactly how long you’ll stay that way. Maybe you’re new to the NICU, learning what TPN, […]
Did you experience preeclampsia? Preemie mom, Kendall, shares her story of preeclampsia and giving birth to her daughter, Kennedi, at 32 weeks gestation on her personal blog. Want to share your story of prematurity? Submit it here.
Today’s guest author, Jamie Lynn, can be followed on her personal blog. I am a mother of two amazing little boys. I had my first son, Kairael at 37 weeks in 2008. I am a brittle diabetic and spent quite a lot of time in and out of the hospital during my pregnancy. I went […]
To connect with Preemie Parent mentor and author of this post, Jimena, visit her page here. My story begins early on in my pregnancy. At 14 weeks I began to bleed and rushed to the hospital thinking the worst. I was diagnosed with a partial placenta previa. For those who don’t know, it’s when […]
After a long journey of unsuccessfully getting pregnant, both naturally and with the aid of infertility treatments, we finally made an attempt at IVF. Ten days after the procedure, I became very ill and had retained over 15 pounds of fluid in my abdomen in a matter of three days. The pain was unbearable. I […]
This week has been absolutely crazy. I’ve had many conversations with others about being pregnant because most of my friends are currently expecting. To be honest, most of them are almost to the end of it and at that “ready for it to be out” stage. As a preemie mom, I find myself telling them […]
We had been trying to start a family for about 2 years. We had been pregnant once before and miscarried it was one of the hardest times in my life. Then Easter 2011 we found out that we were pregnant again. At first we hesitated to tell our friends and family till later on but […]
One of our newest parent volunteers is Michelle Stevens, a mother of a preemie who was born three months early, weighing one-pound, eight ounces. Michelle is a former congressional staffer and lobbyist. She recently replaced her power suits with t-shirts and yoga pants. Conference calls and meetings on Capitol Hill have been replaced with diaper […]
My husband Trent and I were very excited to be bringing our second baby into the world, but little did we know this journey would be nothing like our first. My pregnancy was perfect until I went in for my 18 week ultrasound. An ultrasound that was supposed to be exciting and joyous because that […]
Today we’re excited to feature a story and photos from Kristen, mom to a 26-weeker who was born unexpectedly and overcame many challenges before finally making it home after 100 days. If you’d like to be a part of our Prematurity Voices series, email your story and photos to ch[email protected]. This is my gorgeous girl […]
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