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Well I am a former parent of a preemie. My daughter was a 25.5 weeker that weighed one pound, eleven ounces at birth. Now my Ashley is a happy eight year and weighs about 50 pounds. She has come a long way. Despite being a preemie, she had a heart mummur that was closed when she was three weeks old and had Grade III bleeding that went away right before coming home. Her stay was 80 days in the NICU. She came home to us three weeks before her due date. I am very proud of my daughter that has overcome so much and thank God everyday that he choose me to have such a wonderful child. She does have ADHD since the age of two and has a few learning problems but I am truly blessed!! She also is very proud to be a former preemie and loves to tell everyone about how she was born and how she was so little. She wants to take care of preemies when she gets older that is her passion. She understands all about being a preemie and wants to help others all the time. She is full of love and always puts her heart in everything she does in life. She teaches me new things everyday!!! I admire my daughter and will always appreciate the NICU staff at Bryn Mawr Hospital!!! They not only helped my daughter to be strong and healthy but they helped me through a very emotional time!! Thank you for letting me share my brief story about my miracle baby!!

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Well my preemie baby only 3pounds

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HI to all preemie parents. My daughter, Mackenzie, was born at 28 weeks on October 14, 2001 weighing 2 pounds 0 ounces and was 14 inches long. She was born early due to pre-eclampsia. She has gone through two extubations and failed. She had early stages of ROP, an open duct in her heart, an MSRA infection, exposure to chicken pox, and has respiratory distress syndrome. On a positive note she hit 3 pounds 1 ounce today and it is so great to see her getting bigger. Getting bigger doesn't seem to be a problem for her but breathing on her own has brought her some trouble. Her third extubation is coming up at the end of this week and I am so scared! I don't know if I can go through her being put back on the machine again. I know that once her breathing gets better, then comes breastfeeding, growing, and soon after coming home. I am frustrated with the steps backwards but am so proud of Mackenzie for what she has accomplished. She has gotten through 44 days in the NICU and counting. Please send your prayers our way and hopefully soon she can graduate from the NICU.

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my little girl was born in may 1992 at 25 weeks and weighed 1pound 13ounces she has learning problems and ADHD and a chronic lung diease but she is as tough as nails so to all you premie mums and dads god gave you this child as he knows this babe is left in great care with the prefect parents to raise all these beautiful bubs take care of yourself and each other

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hello there. i just wanted to add my story. my son was born 9 weeks early. i was so worried. i found my self beging God to stop my laybor. you see my sister son conner was born at 29weeks. at 2lbs 6oz. and he live for 100 day and was call home to the Lord. Conner pased away form SIDs. it was the most painfull thing my family ever had to walk thought. and when i was was in early laybor. Fearran thought the core of my soul. My sister is one of the stonger woman i know. i hope some day to be half the mother she is. They tryed to stop my laybor but could not. with ever pain i felt bring him in to this world, i prayed. pleas Lord, let my son lungs works. let him be ok. the day be for i gave birth my doc had and ualtrsound done to see how my son was doning. and they had said that he woudl be 4 lbs and 6 oz. i prayed with ever pain. the only thing that ketp me goin was that he was 4 lbs and 6oz and he woudlbe able to breath. and God was very kind. skiler cam out crying. the most wondfull sound i had ever heard. skiler perry 3 lbs and 13 oz. 16in long. skiler stay 6 weeks at the nice, 40 day to the day. and ever times he crys and time i have to change a his dayper. i thank the Lord. when he wantes to stay up all night and i am so sleepy. i thank the Lord, ever times he has wet my ans his dad with pee. i am great full but still the worie that this will all be than away. is so scary. but i have hope that one day, many year from now. i will see and lil boy on his first day of school walk in to his class room, to have my first fith with a teenager. to woried about him getting home to late. i have hope. and yes these thing come with a price that he will grow up and not need me. but that is my job as his mom. that one day he will grow to be and wonrdfull like his father. to stand on his own two feet. and not need me. i will also thank the Lord for that day. you see, as lil thing skiler will ever do i will be in awe of. so i have my word have help some out. is you need to chat. or be e-mail buddies. do so. god bless and mys child gorw to be a wondrfull person. my Gob bless you and yours all ways.