I find it funny that certain things can remind you of a specific time in your life. A smell, a noise, an item of clothing or a picture. Our senses are a powerful thing and I’ve found lately that certain things trigger my memories from when our twins were in the NICU (Neo-natal intensive care…
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Bringing Your Premature Baby Home
Read moreM and R on the day we brought them home Our twin girls were born 6 weeks early because twin two, M, stopped growing due to Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR). R was born first weighing 4lb3 and M arrived two minutes later weighing 2lb11. Surprisingly M was absolutely fine. It was R that required ventilation…
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World Prematurity Day
Read moreSaturday, November 17th 2012 is World Prematurity Day. Bliss, the charity for premature and special care babies needs your help to raise awareness of the 15 million babies who are born too soon each year. This a cause very close to our hearts. Nobody can truly understand what it is like to have a baby,…
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First Visit to the Nursery
Read moreToday, twin daddy and I visited the nursery for the first time today. I am returning to work in January for two days a week, which means that the girls will need to go to nursery. We are undecided as to whether the girls will spend one or two days a week in nursery. Twin…