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Posted by submissions on November 25, 2011
Meet William & Aaron Conley, born 6/27/11 at 25 weeks, 5 days,
weighing just under 2 lbs each. They spent 93 days in the NICU and
battled almost every obstacle possible for preemies, but are now
thriving at home. Read their birth story.
Have your own preemie twins story? Share your story with us!
Posted by Guest on September 22, 2011
Has anyone else experienced menopause just after having preemie twins? Or is just me? I had to have a peripartum hysterectomy after the birth of my preemie twins (a boy and a girl born C-Section at 28 weeks gestational age) due to a postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). The doctor told me that I had to have the operation or I would have died.
Posted by Tami Gaines on May 23, 2011
You find yourself in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit); your baby has come into the world prematurely and suddenly your “perfect” pregnancy takes on an entirely new definition: that of being the parent of a premature baby. After searching for a reason as to “why” this has happened by absorbing every book, article and website you can find on the topic, you quickly come to the realization that it’s not about the “why”…it’s about the “how” – how you’re going to deal with this unexpected experience…how you’re going to push past the feelings of anxiety and fear and bring yourself to a place of strength for you and your baby.
When I had my twin preemies at just 25 weeks, they weighed 1 pound 12 ounces each. When the fog cleared, I realized that I had to develop a way of coping with my new “normal”. The first thing I did was create a vision of who I needed to become to give my babies what they needed to survive and thrive. Below are five simple principles of P.E.A.C.E. I developed that helped me. They can guide you through the discovery process of going from discharging the NICU to admit a new you…both now and in the years to come.
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