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...
I was a former labor and delivery nurse for 17 years. I am presently a volunteer labor doula. I hope to start my own business someday to empower women in their childbirth experience. I have dealt with women who have experienced infant loss and miscarriages. I enjoy knitting and crocheting for a local hospital's bereavement unit.
I'm a 29-year-old teacher from Pennsylvania. My husband (who is also a teacher) and I have been happily married for almost 5 years, and we've been trying for a baby for 4 years. We have diminished ovarian reserve (premature ovarian failure) and some sperm issues. I love to write, teach, scrapbook, cook, and sing.
Graduate of Yale Medical School, Yale New Haven Hospital internal medicine residency, 13 years at the National Cancer Institute and remainder of career at the University of Maryland Medical System and School of Medicine. Professor of medicine and public policy.
COO of multiple hospital system and then CEO of University of Maryland Medical Center, a 700 bed tertiary care academic hospital with...
I am currently 29 yrs old, married for 8 years to my wonderful and supportive husband. He has stuck by me through everything. I have two girls, Haley is 2 years old, Hana was in September. She was 12 weeks early, such a tiny premature baby. She weighed 2lb 10 oz and was 14.5" long. They are the lights of my life...
I am 40, and will turn 41 in February. My husband and I met later in life and very much want to have a child or children of our own. I have delivered two babies with different trisomies who both passed away in the last two years. Our first baby was born in April of 2008, at 25 weeks 5 days gestation, premature, and lived only two hours. She was diagnosed by Amnio with Downs Syndrome (trisomy 21)...
I have four children and a fifth on the way. We have gone through preterm labor, premature birth and resulting NICU stays, and have a son who is profoundly deaf. He received bilateral cochlear implants at eight months of age. Follow his progress as he learns to listen!
I am a single mom to Eliza Grace who was born extremely prematurely at 26 weeks, 4 days, weighing 575 grams. I blog about our adverntures, both good and bad, as we navigate our way through life and the residual effects of being born way too soon.
I currently work in a very large teaching hospital in the labor and delivery unit, as a registered nurse. I maintain patient privacy by changing details in stories that I post.
