| Jennifer |
Steffa
Family Web Page |
12/Dec/1998:00:10:51 |
Hello, My name is Jennifer and I had a Premature baby
this year. As someone said here, you don't expect it. It
was my 3rd baby my first born was 2wks early and my
second baby was 2 wks late. I was surprise at 34 weeks
when my water broke. I am glad I made it that far. I did
vomit my whole pregnancy, I gained only 16lb, ten were
within the last week, and I had gestational Diabetes. I
warned the doctor the last week something just wasn't
right but she didn't listen. My midwife checked me (9am)
2/3/98 me the morning my water broke (7am)and said nope
I was fine. I leak fluid all day thinking I was losing
bladder control. I
finally went back in to be checked again I was right! I
was admitted at 11pm that night 2/3 with pos of water
breaking. I never went into labor, make a long story
short, I had a c-section on Sat morning 2/7 do to the
baby D cells, and the fact that I was induced for 18
hours and only went to 3cm and baby still had not drop.
The hospital that I was about to give birth. |
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Cynthia Bissell |
Bissell Home Page |
06/Dec/1998:19:44:14 |
Richard and Cynthia Bissell are both Registered Nurses
who formed Twin Enterprises in order to advocate for
children with disabilities and their families. Richard
and Cynthia have twin sons who were born at 26 weeks
gestation and both have special needs due to their
premature birth, Eric (spastic quadriplegic cerebral
palsy) and Aaron (BPD, subglottic stenosis, s/p
tracheostomy, ADHD)
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cheryl deleon |
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12/Nov/1998:23:28:15 |
i'm not quite sure how i ended up ere but i've truly
enjoyed this site. i don't have a preemie but my second
son now 21 months was born with a sequestration attached
to his right lung. being so uncommon the docters weren't
sure what they were looking at until after birth and
surgery. we spent over a month in nicu and just like all
the entries i've read we lived in constant uncertainty
the whole time. by the grace of god our son now is fine
with only a case of asthma. no problem i just wanted to
share that i too lie many others value the lives of all
the children born everyday because they truly are
miracles.
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Debbie Broad-Erickso |
A.A.P.I. Online |
12/Nov/1998:11:38:35 |
The American Association for Premature Infants (A.A.P.I.)
is a national non-profit organization dedicated to
optimizing the quality of health care, developmental and
educational services for premature infants, children and
their families through advocacy, education and
communication. A.A.P.I. welcomes members from all
nations and offers a
free first year of membership to all parents who have
had preemies. Health care providers and those who feel
preemie awareness should be brought to the forefront are
also welcomed to join! A.A.P.I. offers all of its
members a free 16-page (and growing) quarterly
newsletter
called, "The Voice" and encourages you to get
involved...make a difference...become a member! |
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Debbie Broad-Erickso |
Sarah's
Site |
12/Nov/1998:11:34:59 |
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Sarah was born at 28 weeks gestation weighing 800 grams,
due to HELLP Syndrome and IUGR. She is a beautiful and
bright little girl who we are blessed to have. Come meet
her, listen to her and see what a joy is. |
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Kirsten -&- Dan
Higman |
Nate's
Homepage |
11/Nov/1998:16:47:01 |
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I went into labor when I was only 25 weeks pregnant. My
pregnancy had been ideal up until that point. Now that I
think back on that time, I think I had been having bouts
of pre-term labor for a few months. When I checked into
the hospital, imagine my surprise to find I was carrying
twins! Three days later I gave birth to two boys,
Nathaniel Vance and Zachary. Zachary died at birth from
a prolapsed umbelical cord. Nate is now 8 1/2 months
old, is finally home from the hospital and is doing very
well! Having a preterm infant isn't something you ever
think will happen to you. It has been the wildest ride
of our lives, but we wouldn't trade Nate for anything.
Check out our web site to get the full story and see
pictures of our beautiful baby boy! |
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Raija |
The
Story of Sandra |
11/Nov/1998:16:15:03 |
Sandra, our gorgeous daughter, was born 12 weeks early
due to preeclampsia after two weeks hospitalized bedrest.
Here you can find her birthstory and photos. This is
English. For those who know Swedish there´s more, the
whole diary from the time at the NICU and links to
swedish preemie-pals and a lot more!
Welcome!
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Elisa Carney |
Kareem |
11/Nov/1998:12:45:14 |
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I feel truly blessed and lucky when I read your story.
My son was born at 28 weeks on April 30, 1986. He was on
the respirator for a week and did received a blood
transfusion for anemia, but other than that has had few
complications. He went home two months and two days
later. He is now almost a teenager and has few residual
effects of his prematurity. |
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Gene and Nancy
Field |
The
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Page |
10/Nov/1998:09:28:42 |
Kim, Thanks for the supportive comments on our page.
Good luck with your little one too! Nancy and I have had
six children including Brian - the BPDer - 4 boys and 2
girls.
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ruth |
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09/Nov/1998:15:52:27 |
we have twins born in March 97 at 28 wks. Allanah is
fine, but Miranda was diagnosed with cp in March 98, she
is doing well, commado crawling, and talking some,
thanks in large part to her sister's constant rambling!
the girls spent 2 months in the hospital and never had
to return, thank goodness. Miranda is invovled in Early
Intervention and
continues to improve on a daily basis. |
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Monica |
Sharon's
story |
09/Nov/1998:13:16:35 |
We are a Dutch family, we live in the Netherlands in a
village near Rotterdam. We have two daughters, Sharon 8
yo. (almost 9) and Naomi 6 yo. Sharon was born
premature, at 29,4 weeks. You can read the story at
the above URL. Greetings from Holland,
Monica. |
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Peg |
Jake's
Room |
08/Nov/1998:23:21:50 |
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Jake was born 5 weeks early on 12-23-97. You can read
his story in Jake's Room! |
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Maria Peterson |
The Peterson
Family |
08/Nov/1998:20:22:24 |
Come by and visit our little home on the internet. Learn
all about our family, including our son, Michael Andrew,
who was born on New Years Day, 1996. He was a 34 weeker
who is now soon to be a three year old 35 pound little
boy who outweighs one sister and is approaching the
weight of his 6 year old sister!! Look out girls, big
brothers getting
back at you!!! |
