I am the parent of two babies born prematurely. Our son was born at 31 weeks, weighing 1 lb. 15ozs. in 2003. He was in the NICU for 2 months. Our daughter was born in January of 2007 at 24 weeks, weighing 15 ozs. She was in the NICU for 5 1/2 months. My blog is dedicated to helping parents of premature babies. Parents of premature babies face an entirely different set of parenting...
Hi. My name is Natalie Garmson, I am the mum of two boys, born 1999 and 2007. I am the owner/creator of Idibidi Kids in Perth, West Australia, specialising in parent education by way of teaching the International Assoc of Infant Massage (I.A.I.M.) parent-infant course. I also am an internationally qualified Massage in Schools Instructor with Massage in Schools Australia. I have developed the...
Having worked in private practice as a psychotherapist/addictions counselor for more than 25 years, I treat adolescents, single parents, couples and families. Also, as a published author of a memoir (named FINALIST in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award), FOUR ROOMS, UPSTAIRS: A Psychotherapist's Journey Into and Beyond Her Mother's Mental Illness,
I've written in detail about growing up...
On February 8, 2009 Joey, our bundle of joy arrived five weeks early! A few days later we learned that he had Down syndrome. We had no idea throughout the pregnancy that our baby was going to have Down syndrome. But we had refused most of the prenatal testing because when I saw Joey's heart beating on an ultrasound at 9 weeks gestation I knew that was a baby, our baby, and it did not matter...
A pediatrician with over 30 years of experience in the government and private practice in a developing country. Passion for helping people learn medical issues through media, radio and now the internet so they are empowered to make better health care choices.
Involved in the training of medical students and pediatric trainees, as well as paramedics and village health workers in the remote...
