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Back in February, Afton wrote a great post about premature babies having flat heads. The official term for “flat head syndrome” is plagiocephaly. Preemies usually have positional plagiocephaly due to lying in one position for a long period of...
This story was shared by Lindsay, one of our readers.
I am writing to share our story of our 24 week (15 ounces) miracle with you…JACK MATTHEW
Now a little timeline of our whirlwind before I begin. Matt and I had our first date in april 2005, engaged...
Any marriage can and will change with the birth of a new baby, especially when it’s the first child being born to new parents. When a baby’s arrival doesn’t goes as planned, though—when a child is born with health issues or simply comes too...
Our two year old daughter is very verbal. She uses over 300 words regularly and is starting to string together short sentences, which is fairly typical for an average 24 month old. Six months ago, however, Addie only used three words: mama, dada,...
Our daughter Adeline has been wearing glasses since she was thirteen months old, nearly a year ago. For the first few months, we were questioned by a lot of people, “How did you know that she needed glasses?”
Depending on the situation, I’ll...
Preemie Babies 101 is a niche blog devoted to parents who have had premature babies and as I've read through the posts, the author has given excellent information and told wonderful stories of her struggles and achievements and those of others who have been through similar experiences. The author's tone is friendly and information. This is a must read blog for anyone who has had a premature baby or for anyone who wants to help someone who has had a premature baby. This will help anyone know what it's like to be there.