(Almost Wordless Wednesday.)

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Through my online social networking I’ve met some other mom’s of preemies who have websites with information /or products to help other parent’s facing premature infant issues. I myself am a mother to 2 preemie boys. Born about 6 wks early due to me having preeclampsia- 2004 and 2006 (just so you understand they are not twins).  You can read a little about our story and find some other preemie resources at my Squidoo page by clicking here.

First, meet Michelle Staley of BusyBreathersLLC. Michelle had a baby born 3 months premature and required carrying oxygen after being discharged from the hospital. You can read about her story at that link as well as check out the specially designed bag she created to carry oxygen for preemies. If you are connected to a support group for parent’s of preemies or work in a NICU you may want to check out these specially designed oxygen carrying bags and refer to other parent’s needing such a product.

Next, Angela Davids of KeepEmCookin. She has a website and forum for mom’s facing bedrest and focusing on preterm labor. Angela faced preterm labor twice and beat it, but did lose one of her twins.

I’ve visited both of these websites and highly recommend them. I hope you pay a visit and share these resources with the Parent’s of Preemies (or soon to be)  you know personally.

Thanks,

Both our boys were born about 6 wks premature due to me having pre-eclampsia. Interestingly, they had many things in common as a result…both were slow to learn to eat on their own, both spent at least 3 wks in the NICU, both had some degree of respiratory distress, they almost weighed and measured exactly the same down to the ounce and inch…4.5#s and 18″ long aprx.  There was no support group for parent’s like us at the time when I had Brendan, but after I had Jack Nurse Maurer got one started at Aultman. I now attend and help out with the meetings. Recently, Aultman Hospital threw a really big First Reunion Picnic for their NICU grads of the last few years. We were there. If you would like to learn more about the Parent Preemie Connection support group you can contact the Nicu Dept at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio.

(I did have the link the Canton Repository’s story on this event but the link has since expired so I deleted it).