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My baby was born at 30weeks 5days and weighed only 2lb 2oz, I only went for a growth scan then next thing I knew I was been told I had to go in for an emergency c-section as he would be safer out than in me. The doctors told me if we had left it any longer then we both wouldn't be here now. The 1st few days were horrible as we didn't know if he would survive. He spent nearly 8weeks in hospital. He suffers with reflux but has done so well. I was more poorly than he was. He's my little miracle baby.

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I gave birth by emergency c section on Oct 28th 2009 to my beautiful baby girl, Amelia. She was 8 weeks early and weighed 4lbs 8 oz. She spent one month and one week in the nicu. It was really hard as I am a first time mother and had never even seen a baby that small. She had no breathing problems thank goodness she was as healthy as can be, minus her bouts of apnea. The only trouble we had with her was when she was discharged from the nicu. We were given a can of formula that they were feeding her with and told us to follow the directions on the can. I've never made formula before so i did what they said, to use the enclosed scoop. But the scoop in the can was 1/4 tsp instead of the original scoop. We noticed the formula was watery and that she was drinking 200 ml every 2 hours when she was only supposed to be having 90 ml every 4 hours. We also noticed her normally calm personality was gone she was always crying, and up til then i had only heard her cry twice, the day she was born and when she got her hep b needle, and she felt a bit lighter. When we got into our family dr we realized she had lost 200 grams (she was discharged at 2810 grams) we couldn't figure out why until she started crying again and i took out a bottle to feed her and the nurse and i discussed the look of the formula. I thought it was watery because my breast milk was no longer being added, and i had checked the directions a hundred times, even got my boyfriend to double check in case i made a mistake. When the nurse got a new can of formula out and opened it to show me the scoop, i cried so hard. I had unknowingly been starving my premature daughter. We've been in contact with the nicu and they told us that something is being done about it. To date Amelia is back to her normal self, she only cries when she's hungry, she sleeps all night and is gaining weight like a little piggy :)

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Please forgive the link. I don't have this story anywhere else. I thought I'd sit down and write it, if for nothing more than for this contest. I hope the story touches someone. It's the story of the birth of my daughter 2 months early to the day, at 3lb 14oz http://safetyathome.com/contest/?pbb_qsi=27930460&=PPIMEMAIL

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i first want to thank the lord & god for everything they had done my preemie son and my family.. they help us make it thru everything thing and next i want to thank the nicu and the nurses and doctors and just everyone who wants there and a special nurse name Sally she keep me sane i mean when i was sad or thought some days my preemie was commin home and didnt she was their and i want to say THANK YOU!! & LOVE AND BLESSING!! AND I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY AND MY HUSBAND FAMILY FOR BEING THERE FOR US AND OUR PREEMIE!!! AND FOR ALL THE PARENTS WHO HAVE A PREEMIE EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT HAVE FAITH!! AND PRAY!!

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My Daughter was born 3 1/2 months early at 25 weeks gestation, weighing in at 1 lb 1 oz. She was on a ventalator for over a month, and had a chest tube. She is truly a miracle baby as she has avoided almost all major issues with being this small and young when born. No PDA surgery, No ROP surgery, no belly problems aside from some small reflux in the begining, no brain bleeding. She will be a year old on Saturday and we praise God every day for the miracle of her! For those of you out there going through this... prayer works!