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Posted by Chris on July 20, 2011
Twins are normally born early or premature as the saying goes but that doesn’t stop the worry or stress of having two babies to take care of right away. The average for twins is 22 days early and that means they won’t have to stay in the hospital too long after they are born. You can take them home if their weight is kept up and they are healthy. That also means there’s also a lot of work for you and the hubby, not to mention the nights of feedings and walking the floor.
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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 kim on April 20, 2011
According to a Swedish study published in Diabetes Care (a publication from the American Diabetes Association), babies born premature (before 37 weeks gestational age) have a slightly higher risk of developing diabetes at some point in their lifetime.
Preterm birth, including late preterm birth, is associated with a modestly increased risk of diabetes in young Swedish adults. These findings have important public health implications given the increasing number of preterm births and the large disease burden of diabetes, particularly when diagnosed in young adulthood.
Mind you, this study was done in Sweden, not the United States, so results may be different for American babies born prematurely. My guess is that the percentage may be even higher here in the states. Why? Because the we have a higher rate of premature births. And we also have a higher risk factors involved, such as obesity – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that two thirds of Americans are overweight.
That being said, diabetes needle disposal as well as medical waste disposal in general is becoming a bigger and bigger problem as infectious waste has the ability to cause human and environmental harm if not properly disposed. BioMedical Waste Solutions offers a more environmentally friendly process of treatment and disposal by using an autoclave, or steam sterilization, to render your waste noninfectious and is OSHA compliant.
Posted by kim on August 4, 2010
When my girls finally got to leave the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the nurses gave them cute little shirts saying “NICU Graduate” with the hospital name and year on them. They have since stopped giving them away due to budget restraints which I totally understand – I’m all for keeping healthcare costs down. But I love the whole “NICU Graduate” concept, so I was happy to see that CafePress offers dozens of designs to order your own NICU Graduate Merchandise where you can get such items as a bib, custom tshirt, ornament, onesie and more.
CafePress also offers a huge selection of personalized gifts and unique t-shirts (including sports tshirts featured on the blog “Death by T-Shirt“), clothing, mugs, art & posters. They have millions of designs from shopkeepers around the world that range from funny to cool to promotional.
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