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Preemie Books
The
Preemie Parents Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby
in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years by Susan L Madden M.S,
William Sears MD, Jane E Stewart MD
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LIVING
MIRACLES TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Infertility:
A Nine Year Journey for Samuel
At 1 pound 5 ounces Anna entered the world early due to Fetal Growth Retardation. While it is still too early to tell if Anna will have long term developmental obstacles, at two-and-a-half years old she appreciates life more than most. No one who knows Anna’s story would bet against her.
Austin
and Ashli’s Story: The World of Prematurity
Now four years old, Austin and Ashli beat the odds to survive premature labor, surgeries, and low birth weight. Austin was 1 pound 8 ounces and Ashli was 1 pound 4 ounces at birth. Both children were less than 13 inches long. They taught their parents that “prematurity is a world you never know exists unless life takes you there.” Bo:
My Miracle Baby
After a miscarriage, Bo was conceived. He frightened his mother when she began to spontaneously abort him due to an antibody disorder. Bo proved he was a miracle by growing from 1 pound 3 ounces and 8 inches long to being the light of his parents life at one-year-old.
Baby
Boy King: Tommy’s Story Tommy was born early due to his mother’s placental abruption. While only 1 pound 6 ounces at birth, he is now a 4-and-a-half-year-old success story who inspired his father to start the first Internet preemie Web site.
A
1977 Miracle: Sara’s Will to Live Now a 21-year-old college student, no one would know Sara was only1 pound 15 ounces at birth due to her mother’s incompetent cervix. Sara truly is a miracle, for she was born before advances in neonatology, thus given no chance of life. Marilyn’s
Diary: Fifty-nine days in the NICU
Many parents find chronicling their NICU experience in a diary to be cathartic. Marilyn’s NICU stay depicts a 2 pound 3 ounce baby who survives preterm labor, apneas, and feeding challenges to finally come home six weeks before her due date. The
Little Battler: Trace’s Story
Guarded
by Angels...Forever an Angel Megan:
Our Sweet Baby Girl
After preterm labor and 63 days in the special care nursery Megan is a very lucky preemie who did not suffer any of the serious problems that preemies are prone to. She was 2 pounds and 8 ounces at birth. Megan’s
Prayer A grandmother’s poem.
Feelings
of a Preemie Parent The father of a preemie born three months early expresses the shock, disappointment, and anger often experienced by parents of preemies. Her
Grandfather Angel was Watching: Senia’s Story
When a seemingly perfect pregnancy came to an abrupt end due to HELLP Syndrome, Senia had to fight for her life. Starting at 1 pound 15 ounces, Senia came home on the one year anniversary of her late grandfather’s death--a sign that life is precious. At two years old, Senia continues as proof of the value of life. Our
Lives Are Changed Forever: Sarah’s Lessons
One miscarriage, an autoimmune disorder, HELLP syndrome and Intrauterine growth retardation made Sarah’s chances at life bleak. This once 1 pound 12 ounce baby is now a healthy two-year-old who has given her parents an experience that has changed them forever.
Brayden:
The Story of a Fighter Only 2 pounds 15 ounces at birth, Brayden continues everyday to fight for quality life. At 10- months-old his cerebral palsy, cortical blindness, bradycardias, and oral defensiveness don’t hinder his perseverance and strength. Ryan:
A Life Full of Miracles
After losing her father to cancer, the stress took its toll on Robin and preterm labor brought Ryan into the world early. Through the last two-and-a-half years he has been through multiple surgeries and pneumonia, but he has made it and is doing well. Ryan is proof one should never give up hope.
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Little Pickle: Griffin’s Story Griffin surprised everyone when he weighed in at 5 pounds, though ten weeks premature due to placenta previa. He surprised everyone again by coming home after only 20 days in the hospital-a short stay for such an early baby. At two-years-old Griffin is still full of surprises and has his parents wrapped around his tiny finger. Lessons
from a Child: Noah’s Story
At four-years-old Noah is truly a miracle. After his mother developed HELLP syndrome, Noah entered the world early at 3 pounds 10 ounces. Many of Noah’s challenges stemmed from VACTERALS Syndrome, exacerbated by prematurity. Noah’s mother was told many times that he would die, but she never gave up on him and learned how precious life is and what a blessing children are. Dustin:
Tiny but Mighty PROM is the cause for Dustin entering this world on a wing and a prayer. He amazed everyone weighing in at 5 pounds 7.5 ounces. His serious battle for life began when he was thirteen days old and quit breathing in his grandmother’s arms. After several bouts of Apnea, Bradycardia and RSV he is now a cheerful healthy six-year-old. Mitchie’s
Story
Due to a placental abruption brought on by pregnancy induced hypertension, Mitchie entered the world eight weeks early, screaming his lungs out at 3 pounds 2.5 ounces. Mitchie survived one of the most dreaded preemie complications, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and is now a happy, healthy four-year-old.
Fight
for Life: Brayden's Story
RH disease was thought to be the primary cause of Brayden’s early arrival, until the doctors performed a c-section and discovered the umbilical cord wrapped around the his neck. After fighting and winning two life threatening battles Brayden is now an energetic, healthy eighteen-month-old.
Aidan’s
Arrival
Gestational diabetes contributed to the premature delivery of Aidan at 4 pounds 9 ounces. Once he learned to eat well he went home and has no lasting evidence of his prematurity.
Unconditional
Love: Zaks
Story When an amniocentesis revealed a rare chromosomal disorder the Edens were advised by numerous doctors to terminate the pregnancy. They refused, knowing they would love their child regardless of the outcome. A miracle in every way possible, Zak (Chigger) is now five-years-old and excited about starting kindergarten.
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FOREWORD by Jeffrey Thompson, M.D.