While the number of micropreemies born each year as a percentage of total births is relatively small, each year over 50,000 micro-preemies are born in the United States. Even more preemies are born yearly, and these slightly older, slightly bigger preemies may face an equally difficult struggle. Being the parent of a preemie is a […]
For many families, prematurity brings with it loss. In cases where mothers and fathers must say goodbye to a preemie who was a twin or a triplet, coping with that loss can be a complicated and difficult process. One life has been lost but there is still life there that needs your care and attention. […]
Having the “title” of preemie parent was one that never entered my mind. Sure, I had thought about other parent “titles” that I might have – soccer mom, dance mom, chorus mom, PTA mom, volunteer mom, working mom, stay at home mom. My husband and I found ourselves abruptly thrown into the world of prematurity […]
I am that mom. I am the mom that people assume happens to someone they don’t know. I am that mom that people are often uncomfortable to talk to. I am the mom that others assume they will never be. I am that mom that always wonders how you answer the “how many children do […]
When our twin boys were born at 24 weeks gestation, we knew we had a long road ahead of us. As each day passed, we learned more and more about the NICU and that our stay would be much more complicated than just watching our baby grow. While it is everyone’s hope that their child’s […]
I remember my first Mother’s Day like it was yesterday. It wasn’t exactly as I had pictured my first Mother’s Day to be. No one ever envisions their first Mother’s Day being spent in the NICU. We had been in the NICU for many, many, many months at this point. We were still grieving the […]
Six years ago, we found ourselves in the NICU during the holidays. Our twin boys were due near Valentine’s Day but came very unexpectedly on Halloween. We had just lost one of our twin boys the weekend before Thanksgiving and the last thing we felt like doing during the holiday season was celebrating. The holiday […]
Today’s guest author, Morgan, can be followed on her personal site. I unexpectedly found myself the mother of identical twin boys at 24 weeks gestation in the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day 2014. To say I was unprepared is an understatement. Jonah and Austin were born after my water broke 36 hours before – […]
Having a preemie is often unexpected. For some, it is their entrance into parenthood. For others, they were a parent before having a preemie. No one envisions having a child in the NICU. No one envisions parenting their child in the NICU. No one envisions not being able to do the things that a parent […]
Finding ourselves in the NICU is not the way we envisioned parenting. We saw the days after giving birth filled with hugs and kisses, warm blankets and fuzzy teddy bears, a beautiful nursery and adorable clothes. We never envisioned our child with tubes and wires, a room filled with loud beeps and the roaring sound […]
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Our mission is to inform and guide parents of preemies so that they may confidently navigate the journey of prematurity.
