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PROM (Premature Rupture of Membranes, or early "waters" breaking): http://inkan.se/prom/

Coping with the First Year: http://www.premature-infant.com/realities.pdf

Kangaroo Care: http://www.prematurity.org/baby/kangaroo.html

Preemie Blog Moms: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PreemieBlogMoms/?yguid=7014584

Preemie L Discussion Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preemie-list

Feeding:

Breast Milk vs. Formula: http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/breast_bottle_feeding.html

Breast Feeding: http://www.breast-feeding-information.com/feeling-guitly-about-breastfeeding.php

Breast Feeding Preemies: http://www.preemie-l.org/bfaq.html

Breastfeeding a Preemie: http://www.breastfeeding.com/reading_room/preemie_feeding.html

Feeding Tricks for Preemies: http://arktherapeutic.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/feeding-tips-and-tricks-for-cleft-babies-and-preemies/

Parent-2-Parent Feeding Issues Forum: http://www.parent-2-parent.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=91&order=desc

Feeding Problems Forum: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/feeding/

Sensory Issues: http://www.comeunity.com/premature/child/growth/feeding-hints.html

G-Tube & Eating Resources: http://www.bayarearealestatesales.com/gtube.resourcepage.htm

Blog post about alternative feeding techniques: http://lizmccarthy.blogspot.com/search?q=Dr.+Meeta+Patel+Slim+Jim

Breast Pumps for low income families: http://zacharywilliamsonmemorialfoundation.org/newsPress.html

Help for tube fed children: http://www.oley.org/index.html

Misc. Medical Issues:

Chronic Lung Disease (or BPD): http://ezinearticles.com/?Bronchopulmonary-Dysplasia-(BPD)-or-Chronic-Lung-Disease-in-Your-Premature-Baby&id=209828

PDA (heart murmur): http://www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/PDA.htm

Apnea of Prematurity: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/aop.html

ROP: http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/rop/

RSV: http://www.preemiecare.org/rsvfaq.htm

Reflux: http://www.infantreflux.org/Select_Treatments.htm and http://www.reflux.org/

Torticollis: http://www.torticolliskids.org

Ataxia: http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/ataxia/ and http://endoflifecare.tripod.com/juvenilehuntingtonsdisease/id57.html

Terminating troubled pregnancies (an RN describes the process): http://www.godandscience.org/doctrine/stanek.html

Charities for Preemies:

March of Dimes: http://www.marchofdimes.com/

Children's Miracle Network: http://www.cmn.org/

Makayla's Haven Foundation (help with family and funeral expenses): http://makaylas-haven.com/aboutus.html

Graham's Foundation (support): http://www.grahamsfoundation.org/

Newborns in Need: http://www.newbornsinneed.org/about/why-we-exist/

Ronald McDonald House: http://rmhc.org/

Preemie Clothes:

Tips on buying appropriate clothes for preemies of all sizes: http://www.kristinaseleshanko.com/PreemieClothes.htm

Online sources for preemie clothes:

Countless Miracles

The Preemie Store

Perfectly Preemie

Itty Bitty Bundles

Nurture Place

My Miracle Baby

Toy and Kid Item Recalls:

U.S Product Consumer Product Safety Commission

Other Blogs about Real Life Preemies:

Adventures in Preemie-Sitting (24 week preemie): http://ebbygator.blogspot.com

Alexander Daniel (24 week preemie): http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/alexdaniel

Bits and Pieces of Me (24 week preemie): http://www.bitsandpiecesofme.typepad.com

Blogging Hallie (23 week preemie): http://blogginghallie.blogspot.com

The Bolton Quintuplets: http://boltonquints.blogspot.com

Buying Mockingbirds: http://buyingmockingbirds.blogspot.com

Chasing Babies: http://www.chasingbabies.com

Cerebral Palsy Baby (28 week preemie): http://cerebralpalsybaby.blogspot.com

The Continuing Adventures of a Super Preemie (25 week preemie): http://snowplow.org/sarah/pers/Shoshanna

Day by Day (26 week preemie): http://www.kellarreid.com

Elizabeth Ann : http://busy-lizzy.blogspot.com

The Emma Report: http://www.emmareport.com

Impressions of a Preemie Mom (28 week preemie): http://www.impressionsbyleanne.blogspot.com

Isaac Samuel and Rachel Grace (23 week preemie): http://soniaandjong.blogspot.com

Kathyrn Elizabeth (25 week preemie): http://aliciam-kathrynelizabeth.blogspot.com

Life in the NICU (23 week preemie): http://beaujacob.blogspot.com

Life is a Journey: http://justkima.blogspot.com

Lovvern Twins (25 week preemies): http://lovvorntwins.blogspot.com

A Mother's Journal (child born 12 weeks early): http://a-mothers-journal.blogspot.com

McCarthy Micro Preemie Blog: http://lizmccarthy.blogspot.com

Mirco Preemie Twins: http://www.micropreemietwins.blogspot.com

Miracles (Because They Do Happen) (24 week preemie): http://www.ashtonjeffreykaden.blogspot.com

Mono-Mono Preemie Twins (27 week preemies): http://momotwins-katy-mady.blogspot.com

Our Journey...Miracles Happen: http://nancybrown.wordpress.com

Our Miracle Boy (24 week preemie): http://www.birtchbaby.blogspot.com

Our Micro Preemie (25 week preemie): http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/e/elilittlebit

Preemie Beth (26 week preemie): http://preemiebeth.blogspot.com

The Preemie Experiment: http://www.thepreemieexperiment.blogspot.com

Quilao Triplets (25 week preemies): http://www.quilaotriplets.blogspot.com

Sydney Lou Who (24 week preemie): http://sydney-lou-who.livejournal.com

Tadlock Twins: http://tadlocktwins.livejournal.com

Tales of the Two Utes: http://tazmoz.blogspot.com

Tiny Baby: http://tinybaby.typepad.com

Tiny Blessings: http://tinyblessings.blogspot.com

Tyler Kenneth Brown (25 week preemie): http://kdbdallas.com/tyler

Twin Kemmets: http://twinkemmets.blogspot.com

Preschool Homeschool:

Summary of Why Preschool is Bad for Children

Preschool Express (art and activities)

ABC Preschool (free curriculum)

First-School (one of our favorite sites for preschool worksheets, art, and activities)

Kid Zone (preschool ABCs and 123s, including printing practice printables)

DLTK's (alphabet and other preschool activities)

Skill Builders (scissors skills)

EdHelper (Misc. preschool skill activities)

Early Childhood Printables

tlsb Books (another of our favorite preschool sites)


HOME Email us FAQ Feeding Tips for Preemies Bringing Your Preemie Home Tips for Buying & Making Preemie Clothes Tips on Preemie Development Baby Showers for Preemies How to Help Parents of Preemies Recommended Resources ARCHIVES: Anastasia's first year (2005) Eating & Reflux (year 2, 2006) Back to Sleep! (2007) And Zane, Too (2008) Allergies & Getting Big (2009) Starting School (2010) It's All Good (2011) Search the Miracle Baby bebsite	Resources for Parents of Preemies Poor Prenatal Diagnosis: Meet other parents going through a similar situation; also resources: http://www.benotafraid.net Elizabeth Ministry International Support: http://www.elizabethministry.com/ Miracle Angels (online support group): http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MiracleAngels/ Prenatal Partners for Life (support): http://www.prenatalpartnersforlife.org/ Perinatal hospices: http://www.perinatalhospice.org/Perinatal_hospices.html Bed Rest: Ebook on bed rest: http://www.kristinaseleshanko.com/SurvivngPregnancyBedRest.htm Pregnancy Bed Rest: http://fpb.cwru.edu/Bedrest/Families/families.shtm High Risk Pregnancy Support Group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/highriskpregnancysupport PROM: PROM (Premature Rupture of Membranes, or early "waters" breaking): http://inkan.se/prom/ General Preemie Info: Primer on Preemies: http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/preemies.html Neonatology on the Web: http://www.neonatology.org/ The Mayo Clinic on Preemies: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=DB81ABF4-378D-453B-AFD7BF32AD6F01E7&dsection=6 Care of the Premature Infant (Part I): http://www.aafp.org/afp/980501ap/trachten.html Care of the Premature Infant (Part II): http://www.aafp.org/afp/980515ap/tracht.html PubMed: Premature Infant: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002529/ Stress & Trauma in Premature Infants: http://www.premature-infant.com/Stress-and-Trauma.pdf Coping with the First Year: http://www.premature-infant.com/realities.pdf Kangaroo Care: http://www.prematurity.org/baby/kangaroo.html Preemie Blog Moms: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PreemieBlogMoms/?yguid=7014584 Preemie L Discussion Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preemie-list Feeding: Breast Milk vs. Formula: http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/breast_bottle_feeding.html Breast Feeding: http://www.breast-feeding-information.com/feeling-guitly-about-breastfeeding.php Breast Feeding Preemies: http://www.preemie-l.org/bfaq.html Breastfeeding a Preemie: http://www.breastfeeding.com/reading_room/preemie_feeding.html Feeding Tricks for Preemies: http://arktherapeutic.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/feeding-tips-and-tricks-for-cleft-babies-and-preemies/ Parent-2-Parent Feeding Issues Forum: http://www.parent-2-parent.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=91&order=desc Feeding Problems Forum: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/feeding/ Sensory Issues: http://www.comeunity.com/premature/child/growth/feeding-hints.html G-Tube & Eating Resources: http://www.bayarearealestatesales.com/gtube.resourcepage.htm Blog post about alternative feeding techniques: http://lizmccarthy.blogspot.com/search?q=Dr.+Meeta+Patel+Slim+Jim Breast Pumps for low income families: http://zacharywilliamsonmemorialfoundation.org/newsPress.html Help for tube fed children: http://www.oley.org/index.html Misc. Medical Issues: Chronic Lung Disease (or BPD): http://ezinearticles.com/?Bronchopulmonary-Dysplasia-(BPD)-or-Chronic-Lung-Disease-in-Your-Premature-Baby&id=209828 PDA (heart murmur): http://www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/PDA.htm Apnea of Prematurity: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/aop.html ROP: http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/rop/ RSV: http://www.preemiecare.org/rsvfaq.htm Reflux: http://www.infantreflux.org/Select_Treatments.htm and http://www.reflux.org/ Torticollis: http://www.torticolliskids.org Ataxia: http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/ataxia/ and http://endoflifecare.tripod.com/juvenilehuntingtonsdisease/id57.html Terminating troubled pregnancies (an RN describes the process): http://www.godandscience.org/doctrine/stanek.html Charities for Preemies: March of Dimes: http://www.marchofdimes.com/ Children's Miracle Network: http://www.cmn.org/ Makayla's Haven Foundation (help with family and funeral expenses): http://makaylas-haven.com/aboutus.html Graham's Foundation (support): http://www.grahamsfoundation.org/ Newborns in Need: http://www.newbornsinneed.org/about/why-we-exist/ Ronald McDonald House: http://rmhc.org/ Preemie Clothes: Tips on buying appropriate clothes for preemies of all sizes: http://www.kristinaseleshanko.com/PreemieClothes.htm Online sources for preemie clothes: Countless Miracles The Preemie Store Perfectly Preemie Itty Bitty Bundles Nurture Place My Miracle Baby Toy and Kid Item Recalls: U.S Product Consumer Product Safety Commission Other Blogs about Real Life Preemies: Adventures in Preemie-Sitting (24 week preemie): http://ebbygator.blogspot.com Alexander Daniel (24 week preemie): http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/alexdaniel Bits and Pieces of Me (24 week preemie): http://www.bitsandpiecesofme.typepad.com Blogging Hallie (23 week preemie): http://blogginghallie.blogspot.com The Bolton Quintuplets: http://boltonquints.blogspot.com Buying Mockingbirds: http://buyingmockingbirds.blogspot.com Chasing Babies: http://www.chasingbabies.com Cerebral Palsy Baby (28 week preemie): http://cerebralpalsybaby.blogspot.com The Continuing Adventures of a Super Preemie (25 week preemie): http://snowplow.org/sarah/pers/Shoshanna Day by Day (26 week preemie): http://www.kellarreid.com Elizabeth Ann : http://busy-lizzy.blogspot.com The Emma Report: http://www.emmareport.com Impressions of a Preemie Mom (28 week preemie): http://www.impressionsbyleanne.blogspot.com Isaac Samuel and Rachel Grace (23 week preemie): http://soniaandjong.blogspot.com Kathyrn Elizabeth (25 week preemie): http://aliciam-kathrynelizabeth.blogspot.com Life in the NICU (23 week preemie): http://beaujacob.blogspot.com Life is a Journey: http://justkima.blogspot.com Lovvern Twins (25 week preemies): http://lovvorntwins.blogspot.com A Mother's Journal (child born 12 weeks early): http://a-mothers-journal.blogspot.com McCarthy Micro Preemie Blog: http://lizmccarthy.blogspot.com Mirco Preemie Twins: http://www.micropreemietwins.blogspot.com Miracles (Because They Do Happen) (24 week preemie): http://www.ashtonjeffreykaden.blogspot.com Mono-Mono Preemie Twins (27 week preemies): http://momotwins-katy-mady.blogspot.com Our Journey...Miracles Happen: http://nancybrown.wordpress.com Our Miracle Boy (24 week preemie): http://www.birtchbaby.blogspot.com Our Micro Preemie (25 week preemie): http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/e/elilittlebit Preemie Beth (26 week preemie): http://preemiebeth.blogspot.com The Preemie Experiment: http://www.thepreemieexperiment.blogspot.com Quilao Triplets (25 week preemies): http://www.quilaotriplets.blogspot.com Sydney Lou Who (24 week preemie): http://sydney-lou-who.livejournal.com Tadlock Twins: http://tadlocktwins.livejournal.com Tales of the Two Utes: http://tazmoz.blogspot.com Tiny Baby: http://tinybaby.typepad.com Tiny Blessings: http://tinyblessings.blogspot.com Tyler Kenneth Brown (25 week preemie): http://kdbdallas.com/tyler Twin Kemmets: http://twinkemmets.blogspot.com Preschool Homeschool: Summary of Why Preschool is Bad for Children Preschool Express (art and activities) ABC Preschool (free curriculum) First-School (one of our favorite sites for preschool worksheets, art, and activities) Kid Zone (preschool ABCs and 123s, including printing practice printables) DLTK's (alphabet and other preschool activities) Skill Builders (scissors skills) EdHelper (Misc. preschool skill activities) Early Childhood Printables tlsb Books (another of our favorite preschool sites)