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How long did you breast feed and/or pump?
- By katek · Posted April 12, 2008
- In Growing up and education · 5 recommendations
- For those of you who breast fed your babies and/or gave your little one expressed breast milk, how long did you continue doing so? What factors went into your decision to stop? Just wondering ...
Calling out for help to... Stushrn
- By ReneesGma · Posted March 18, 2009
- In Open discussion · 4 recommendations
- I recall reading in one of your posts that your preemie was given the Iloprost treatments and is now thriving... please contact me so I can get more information regarding this treatment for my Baby Granddaughter ...
Photos
- By manda-chavez73 · Posted April 10, 2008
- In Help desk · 4 recommendations
- So I had another idea of a feature that might be fun to add to the forum but I didn;t know if it was possible. I would love to be able to add a few photos to my profile of my handsome little guy. I love ...
New to NICU life....my son born at 24 weeks..need advice.
- By Elisa72688 · Posted April 8, 2008
- In In the NICU/PICU · 4 recommendations
- hi all, im a first time mom...after getting married in sept. 2006 me and my husband decided right away that we wanted to have a family..after many months of trying...i was diagnosed with Polycistic ovarian ...
Swine Flu (H1N1)
- By katek · Posted July 13, 2009
- In Open discussion · 3 recommendations
- Although the media are no longer covering swine flu much, there are reports that it could return in August approximately with greater ferocity. I found two links that people may find useful: (1) CDC Updates ...
chronic lung disease and pulmonary hypertension
- By reneekaf · Posted March 17, 2009
- In In the NICU/PICU · 3 recommendations
- Back on 10/5/08 I had emergancy c section1 i had a 23 weeker 1lb 4oz 11in at birth. about a month ago se got diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. she has been on viagra and now NO which just got news ...
Pre-eclampsia
- By katek · Posted January 27, 2009
- In Open discussion · 3 recommendations
- I am interested in hearing about people's pre-eclampsia experiences. (1) At what point in your pregnancy was your pre-eclampsia diagnosed? (2) What were the symptoms that lead to the diagnosis? Or did ...
NICU Social Worker- Ideas wanted!
- By dmnicu · Posted November 4, 2008
- In In the NICU/PICU · 3 recommendations
- I am the social worker for a level 3 NICU in Atlanta. I'm in the process of starting a support group for our mothers and was hoping to receive from feedback about what you think would be helpful to address ...
Sound like anyone you know? (Really Long explanation)
- By kaebaby · Posted July 18, 2008
- In In the NICU/PICU · 3 recommendations
- So I have two family members, my sister and my sister in law (my hubby's brother's wife) that act like what we have been through is a normal thing and everything is fine. My sister insisted today that ...
GRIEVING
- By kane060309 · Posted July 8, 2009
- In Open discussion · 2 recommendations
- I dont know how to deal with the death of my baby boy kane. I am going to see a counselor for the first time today and I am so nervous. Just when i think I am accepting the fact that he is gone I take ...
Special Ed Info: Early Intervention and Preschool
- By NateAndTimsMom · Posted April 11, 2009
- In Growing up and education · 2 recommendations
- I have noticed several posts with people asking about early intervention, preschool, special ed, etc. I am a special ed teacher and thought I would try to put out some info that may help people understand ...
Anyone doing preschool
- By IanMommy · Posted April 1, 2009
- In Growing up and education · 2 recommendations
- My son was a 25 weeker and will be 3 in nov , we had our eval with help me grow today to get a plan together for the fall. She asked if I wanted head start or preschool . I said a littile unwilling, preschool ...
Calling all preemie parents/staff that have familiarity with Iloprost
- By ReneesGma · Posted March 18, 2009
- In Open discussion · 2 recommendations
- I am the Grandma to ReneeKAF.... Can we get some people to respond who have had preemies with Chronic Lung Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension that have been treated with Iloprost. Dr's telling Mom and ...
Would you consider this rude or mean?
- By Ayeshachaudhary · Posted February 10, 2009
- In In the NICU/PICU · 2 recommendations
- First of all let me intruduce myself. I finally concieved my son after trying to get pregnant for three years. I conceived him after two rounds of clomid. My periods where very iregular after i got married ...
Pictures of Our VIPs
- By katek · Posted January 26, 2009
- In Introduce your very important preemie (VIP) · 2 recommendations
- I thought that it would be fun to start a thread where we could post pictures of children. IansMommy started embedding pictures in her threads and responses. It is neat to see what her son looks like ...
Mr Big Head....
- By IansMommy · Posted January 25, 2009
- In Growing up and education · 2 recommendations
- Our Ped says Ian's head is growing too fast. His weight and height is average but his head has spiked to the 95%. We go to see the Neurologist next month for a check-up. And he told us to ask the neurologist ...
Are there others?
- By FrancescaHolly · Posted December 24, 2008
- In Preemie pregnancy · 2 recommendations
- Is there anyone else here that lost their precious preemie? Our daughter passed away Sunday, and I desperately need to speak to someone who's been through this ...
Any Facebook members?
- By JillyBeans · Posted November 4, 2008
- In Open discussion · 2 recommendations
- Are there any Facebook members here? I am not sure if there are any other facebook groups but we have a group called Preemies for Africa where our members get together and add pictures etc. Nice to keep ...
Adoption
- By katek · Posted October 20, 2008
- In Open discussion · 2 recommendations
- My husband and I have been thinking for quite some time that we'd like to adopt. We were planning to have two children the old fashioned way and then adopt. Given our son's difficult entry into the world ...
Songs that remind you of the NICU/PICU
- By slbriggs · Posted August 20, 2008
- In Open discussion · 2 recommendations
- I am always looking for songs that seem to apply to the whole situation of being in the NICU/PICU or even growing out of it. I've also found that a lot of other moms have had the same vice of finding ...
