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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:

 
Neonatology on the Web: http://www.neonatology.org/

 

 

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

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

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)