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Special Preemie e-News from Preemie Magazine

Posted by kim on June 18, 2006

Preemie Magazine is excited to announce its Preemie Conference happening in 2007.

They have created the following survey and hope that you will take a minute of your time to give them some feedback:

Parents – click here
Professionals – click here

Hurry, the survey closes on Friday, 23 June, 2006!
Please feel free to pass on the survey link to your address book of preemie parents and professionals.

Fostering a sharing and caring environment at home is nothing short of difficult. Especially for twins, who are often times expected to be each other’s best friends, expectations can be overwhelming. Bunk beds for your twins can grant them individual spaces while still learning valuable lessons about compromise and cooperation. The bunk bed helps save space in the kids’ room while your twins work together toward a common goal, whether it be making the bed or deciding who gets to sleep on the top bunk. Comfortable, secure, stylish, and a space saver, bunk beds can also be a vital learning tool for teaching your kids an important lesson in cohabitation.

Keep Little Man in your Prayers

Posted by kim on June 15, 2006

Wow, I got my DVD copy of Little Man the Movie and watched it last night. I didn’t read the “our story” preview on the website first, and living a sheltered life here in the middle of the midwest, I was surprised at the lesbian love story that went along with the story. I could have done without some of that. But I can relate with the toils that premature babies put on relationships. I remember after my twins were born, one nurse told us to get counseling right away because 50% of parents of preemies get divorced. I wrote it off because isn’t 50% the going rate nowadays anyway? Well, we did end up getting divorced, but it was over infidelity (yes, I’m still bitter) and not our twins’ prematurity. Anyway, the movie made me cry as it brought back so many memories of my girls’ struggles in the NICU. I could relate to everything from be called to the hospital right away because a baby crashed or needed emergency surgery to trying to line up quality home nursing care. I think Nicholas is going to have rougher roads ahead, and I will keep him in my prayers. I thank God that although my girls were extremely sick as infants, they are pretty medically sound now. Their main concerns now are that they are developementally delayed. I could be less stressed without Macy’s Bi-Polar / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but she inherited that from her father, and has nothing to do with being a preemie. All in all, it is a good documentary of Nicholas’s life so far. I’ll look forward to updates.

6/14 is “Be a Hero for Babies Day”

Posted by kim on June 9, 2006

The March of Dimes and Farmers Insurance invites you to be a part of “Be a Hero for Babies Day’’ and join the fight to stem the growing crisis of premature birth in the United States. With a goal to raise $1 million in a single day, Farmers will match up to the first $250,000 in public donations. “We are committed to providing the support the March of Dimes needs. If you know someone who has had a premature baby, we hope you will join our campaign to help get premature babies the help they need,’’ said Paul Hopkins, Farmers CEO. Click for More Info.

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