My daughter, Tatym, is a huge fan of the Reba television show. The show’s opening song is I’m a Survivor by Reba McEntire herself. I love to listen to the lyrics about her being premature and surviving, so thought I’d share… I was born three months too early The doctor gave me thirty days But […]
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My wordpress admin has been giving me fits, so I meant to write this last week. Shauna went in for normal prego exam, and the heartbeats of both babies were good. Shauna has been on progesterone, not only because of her miscarriage history, but because twins have a higher risk of being born early. The
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June 7th, is Be a Hero for Babies Day. Please join the thousands of heroes who are helping us raise $2 million in ONE day to help fight premature birth. And, best of all, Farmers will match every dollar (up to $250,000) donated by all heroes like you.
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Shauna went in last week for a routine OB check. They decided to do another ultrasound since she’s still been spotting a bit. The babies are growing fine, and they could even see little legs and arms moving. The babies were too big to check their gender vaginally, and too small via normal ultrasound. So
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I wish 13 years ago there was such a thing as this Memory Baby Handprint and Baby Footprint Mold Keepsake Kit so I could have made a mold of Macy and Mallory to remember just how tiny their little fingers and toes were when they were born at 2 lbs. each. It is hard for others
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ABC’s prime time Emmy nominated program, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, would like to highlight a March of Dimes family who has a prematurity story. Please note that families must own their home and the home should tie into their story: Either the home needs to be fixed in order to bring the baby home from
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A study at the Indiana University School of Medicine found that the premature birth rates in the United States could be linked with increased use of pesticides and nitrates. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, pesticide and nitrate levels in surface water were highest May–June and lowest August–September. The highest prematurity rate occurred May-June (11.91
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