Intrauterine Growth Restriction IUGR, or intrauterine Growth Restriction, is a very serious complication during pregnancy. A baby does not receive the nutrition it needs to grow at the rate that it should. Intrauterine growth restriction is a condition of the placenta, and it can be caused by many different reasons, some unknown. Unfortunately, there isn't much medically … [Read more...]
Micro Preemie Updates: Homecoming Stories
Micro Preemie Updates I'm so happy to be able to bring you some wonderful micro preemie updates today. I try to follow-up with the beautiful fighters we meet on Micro Preemie Monday. When I read about a few homecomings, I wanted to share the happy news with you. Along with some adorable pictures. Having a lot of Faith We first met Faith on the blog at the end of July. … [Read more...]
Growth Restricted, William’s story of hope
Growth Restricted What does it mean when your baby is growth restricted during a pregnancy? Unfortunately, I have firsthand knowledge on this subject. My twin B was growth restricted during my identical twin pregnancy. During a singleton pregnancy, growth restriction is called IUGR, which stands for Intrauterine Growth Restriction. In my case, I had SIUGR, which is … [Read more...]
IUGR, Sophia’s Battle
IUGR Many people may not be familiar with the acronym IUGR, but I am unfortunately very acquainted with it because one of my twins was affected by it. IUGR stands for Intrauterine Growth Restriction, and it is a very serious condition that can happen during pregnancy. For multiple births like mine, it is called SIUGR, or Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction because it … [Read more...]
Smaller and stronger, Naomi’s story
Smaller and Stronger Today's Micro Preemie was the size of a 19 weeker when she was born. This is significantly smaller than a baby normally born at 25 weeks. Because of this, doctors did not think she would survive. However, in addition to being smaller, she was definitely stronger than they anticipated. I'm so happy to be able to bring you, Naomi, today's Micro Preemie … [Read more...]
