Twice Going through a premature birth twice is something I can only imagine. My first pregnancy was full-term, and it was my second that resulted in my premature birth story. Today's Mom, Rachel, experienced a premature birth twice. While today's post focuses mainly on her first daughter, I am still in awe of her strength and courage to go through the journey twice. Of … [Read more...]
A Mother Always
A Mother Becoming a mother is something a lot of women dream about. We dream about holding our baby, comforting them, and taking care of their every need. When your baby is born premature, your dreams may look and feel a lot different from what you expected. It's hard to feel like you are a mother when someone else is caring for your baby, even if it is a nurse or doctor … [Read more...]
Small, but Mighty, Nova Rinoa Elizabeth
Small, but Mighty Though she was very small for her gestational age, today's miracle fought very hard. Micro Preemies are defined by many different criteria in many different sources. Basically, it's a way to describe the smallest and earliest arriving babies. As I've mentioned before, a micro preemie (on this blog,) is a baby that is born before 28 weeks and/or under 2 … [Read more...]
Defying the odds with Isabella Grace
The Odds When you give birth to a micro preemie, the odds of survival, or survival without a major disability, are staggering. I remember one of the neonatologists coming to my hospital room when I was on bedrest with the twins, and telling us the odds of survival at each week past 24 weeks. Everything he told us was so scary, and the only thing I really remember was the … [Read more...]
A Fighter from the beginning, Elijah Matthew
A Fighter When I think of the word preemie, I definitely think of the word fighter. I think preemies are some of the strongest, bravest people I know. Although, their parents are pretty brave too. Today's preemie is certainly a fighter, and so is his mom. Allison is sharing her story, and beautiful boy, Elijah, with us today. Elijah Matthew 1. Tell us about your baby My … [Read more...]
