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Posted by Guest Contributor on January 27, 2012
Understanding the health risks specific to premature babies will help you be able to administer the proper care for your own “preemie.” It is common for preemie teeth to come in without the protective enamel that are more often subject to decay, a condition known as enamel hypoplasia. It’s also probable that their teeth will erupt from their gums later than usual. And braces are not uncommon for preemies later in life. Here is a closer look at a few problems you can look for in your preemie and some advice about how to deal with them.
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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.
Posted by Guest Contributor on January 3, 2012
Giving birth prematurely can be a terrifying experience, and one that can place a heavy strain on your marriage. Many first-time parents have yet to grow accustomed to the demands that raising an infant will require of them, as individuals and as a couple working together for the greater good, and a premature baby only intensifies those demands. The following are a few of the affects you may feel after the birth of your preemie.
Working through loss. No one expects that their child will be premature. Though you might not have been aware of it, you undoubtedly had very specific expectations about the course your pregnancy would take, and these probably didn’t include a visit to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (or NICU). Suddenly your predictions for the way the birth would go have given way to a frightening new reality, and you’re left with confusing feelings of guilt, anxiety, and fear. This leads to grieving for the loss of what was expected (even though the baby has survived) for both partners. It is important to remember that everyone grieves in their own way. Open communication is essential, even if it hurts to talk about your feelings.
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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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