Micro preemie

Born at just 25 weeks, meet a micro preemie who had the odds stacked against him. Ephraim shows us just how strong a baby can fight.

While many hospitals consider 24 weeks viability for babies, some hospitals are saving babies even earlier. Today, meet a 23 weeker that has beat all the odds.

One Decision When you look back at a situation, you can often think of one decision that made all the difference. Something that was a turning point, and changed the outcome forever. I often think of my pregnancy with the twins, and wonder if there was anything that I could have done differently that would […]

Until we meet again, little one.

Finn James Hill is now 4 months old and weighs 5 lbs., 5 oz.

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Our baby came swirling into view in black and white, week after week, in the grainy wedge on the ultrasound monitor. First a dark featureless pool, then a tiny orb, then budding arms and legs and...

I am going to post some links to patterns for preemie items so that when I need to send them to someone, it will be super easy to locate. :) Random preemie hat notes: The hat that Hannah Kate wore around 4 pounds was 4.5 inches across the bottom & 4 inches tall. Her 2 pound hat was 3.5 x 3.5 inches. My favorite preemie hat or blanket yarn is Simply Soft or Red Heart Soft. You wouldn't believe how many donated hats I saw when we were in the NICU that were made out of regular plain ol' yarn…

All the questions you'll want to ask your baby's doctors and caretakers if you have a baby in the NICU.