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charliesmom13
  • By charliesmom13 · Posted 12:23 pm
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  • It will be two years on July 12 ! My 17 week old twins will have been taken due to an incompetent cervix. I have had a very up and down life. ( I think most of us have) but it's no big deal I always dusted ...

Teething

Twinboys_mm
  • By Twinboys_mm · Posted 11:39 am
  • Discussion in Open discussion · 1 reply
  • Hello moms I need advice my twin boys (7 months corrected 4 1/2 adjusted) have started to teeth. It's really bad drool every where and at night all they do is whine. They have changed there eating habits ...

stuck and frustrated

lloveygirl
  • By lloveygirl · Posted yesterday at 7:02 pm
  • Discussion in Preemies with feeding issues · 1 reply
  • Ok so it has been a long while since I have posted an discussion about my lo's progress but we have really come a long way. My little Eddie was born@ 25w5d an suffered a number of issues (NEC, bowl resection ...

Bassinet vs Rock and Play sleeper

Cotovelomom
  • By Cotovelomom · Posted yesterday at 2:05 pm
  • Discussion in In the NICU/PICU · 4 replies
  • Hi Everyone- My baby boy was born on April 29 of this year at 31 weeks and 4 days. He is been at the NICU for 4 weeks and now his doctors are talking about discharging him next week. I have a question ...

Need help! Preemie wants to STTN but not eat

AFpreemiemom
  • By AFpreemiemom · Posted yesterday at 11:00 am
  • Discussion in Preemies with feeding issues · 16 replies
  • Hi everyone, I am needing some advice on my daughter sleeping through the night more and then not eating. I've tried to talk to my pediatrician about this, but they haven't been helpful and we are about ...

vent

lorrieann23
  • By lorrieann23 · Posted May 23, 2013
  • Discussion in In the NICU/PICU · 4 replies
  • My twins recently got there tubes out and now they are on NIPPV. What would be the next step for them after the NIPPV? They are anywhere from 40 to 60 percent oxygen? -Just Curious ...

ANYONE ELSE EVER BEEN STUCK WITH THEIR BABY/BABIES AT A NICU?!?!?

stephruybal93
  • By stephruybal93 · Posted May 23, 2013
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • My daughter will be 6 weeks on monday. She and her sister were born 10 weeks prematurely... and unfortunately one passed away... The issue im having, well she's having is getting off of her low flow oxygen ...

Pre School

Erind
  • By Erind · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in At home (years 1-5) · 12 replies
  • Hi everyone. I wanted to get some feedback as to when everyone started their preemie in preschool and kindergarten. My 26 weeker twins will turn 3 on September 21st. (Corrected December 27) We just started ...

Preemies with GERD at later ages....like 7 and up

MommaNC
  • By MommaNC · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in At school (years 6-12) · 6 replies
  • Ok. I'm new to this community. But, my child was born in June of 2004 15 weeks early. I had an infection around the placenta that caused the premature birth. She was 1 pound 10 ounces at birth and now ...

day 1 of my time with dylan

Ojay49
  • By Ojay49 · Posted May 21, 2013
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  • well today was a good day at work some stress but not as bad as other days, i feel some what lonely as i see all this parents comforting there new borns and few yr olds, and i hear all my co-workers talk ...

MY TIME WITH DYLAN

Ojay49
  • By Ojay49 · Posted May 21, 2013
  • Discussion in Introduce your very important preemie (VIP) · 5 replies
  • HI IM NEW TO THIS PAGE ..WELL I KEEP HEARING ALL THIS STORY'S ABOUT ALL THIS 24,26,27 ETC. WEEK OLD BABY'S MAKING IN THROUGH AND I TURN BACK AND REMEMBER MY STORY AND I CATCH MYSELF IN TEARS.. I GOT MARRIED ...

Severe iugr

peanutsmama
  • By peanutsmama · Posted May 21, 2013
  • Discussion in Preemie pregnancy · 3 replies
  • Ughhhhhh I am currently 27 weeks pregnant. Been going to Ob and Mfm and having ultrasounds. There was no case for concern. At 24 weeks they mentioned baby was small in sixth percentile. I decided to do ...

Water broke at 24 weeks

BooBoo2013
  • By BooBoo2013 · Posted May 21, 2013
  • Discussion in Open discussion · 3 replies
  • My water broke 24weeks6days and I'm currently in the hospital and bed resting. It's now in the week of 26. Since I'm hospitalized, I have a little fever always around 37C (around 99F) but stable. My infection ...

Helmets

zakhimmy
  • By zakhimmy · Posted May 21, 2013
  • Discussion in Open discussion · 0 replies
  • Zakhi is almost a few weeks away from getting his helmet off. My question is what did you guys do when it was really hot???? Please help he gets aggravated a lot ...

My water broke 24week 6 days- bed resting

BooBoo2013
  • By BooBoo2013 · Posted May 21, 2013
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • My water broke 24weeks6days and I'm currently in the hospital and bed resting. It's now in the week of 26. Since I'm hospitalized, I have a little fever always around 37C (around 99F) but stable. My infection ...

Houston June HOPE (Helping Other Parents Endure) meeting

Aliasmom
  • By Aliasmom · Posted May 20, 2013
  • Discussion in In the NICU/PICU · 0 replies
  • June 29th Ronald McDonald House 1907 Holcombe Blvd, Houston We had 3 current NICU families join us last month. Comen out and share your story ...

Trying Again

ps91angel
  • By ps91angel · Posted May 20, 2013
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • So here we are 7months later. Trying again for "baby #2" it is exciting but we are both worried and scared. I'm still on BP pills. I could not get off them with out having high BP. Dr left me on 1 of ...

Naomi Grace"Little Bit"

ps91angel
  • By ps91angel · Posted May 20, 2013
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Naomi's Story starts at 8 weeks gestation. When I found out I had High BP. I was put on 2 BP meds and monitored closely. We were hospitalized at 24 weeks and again at 28 weeks. I had her at 28 weeks she ...

7 months and blessed

jacemommy
  • By jacemommy · Posted May 19, 2013
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • my son is 7 months old now almost 5 months adj hes a former 28 weeks he does mainly everything a full term 7 month old does beside sit up by himself his drs compare him to other 28 weeker boys and compare ...

need help where to

jacemommy
  • By jacemommy · Posted May 19, 2013
  • Discussion in Open discussion · 3 replies
  • okay my son is no longer on oxygen or on a feeding pump so i have so much tape and feeding bags lefted over like over 40 feeding bags and alot of diff type of tape do any of yall know where i can send ...

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