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Humming for premmie health

Earlybirds is always keen to support research and development for premmie health and last year provided thank you gifts to the hundreds of mums that participated in a study conducted by Dr Amir Lahav and his team at the Neonatal Research … Continue reading

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Earlybirds gets bigger!

Earlybirds is growing up and will soon launch a new line called Earlybirds for Bigger Birds.   The range celebrates the growth of premature and small babies and will cater for ages up to 18 months.  Designs will cleverly meet … Continue reading

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For keeps sake!

Anyone with children older than six months will marvel at how quickly time flies and every time they see a baby always say ‘they’re not little for long’. While most people are keen to save some mementos of their little … Continue reading

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Jump into Kangaroo Care

Everyone loves a cuddle but did you know that close skin-to-skin contact with your prem is beneficial to his or her health? Known as kangaroo care, it mimics the way marsupials care for their young and can be carried out … Continue reading

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What’s your plan?

Most first time mothers spend a considerable amount of time developing, or at least considering, a birth plan. Most mothers of premmie babies will remind those first time mothers that even the best laid plans can go astray when a … Continue reading

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Oh what a month!

I feel like I have lived through a month-long birthday during November, with Global Prematurity Awareness Month activities in full swing! In Australia we kicked off with Life’s Little Treasures Foundation’s (LLTF) Walk For Prems events which were held across … Continue reading

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Recovery!

Airplane safety messages always remind you to fit your own oxygen mask before fitting the masks of children and others around you.  I used to think this was harsh, yet it makes complete sense: how can you care for those … Continue reading

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Time for bed!!

Some people love the thought of being confined to bed for weeks or months at a time and told to do nothing.  The reality is that prolonged periods of prescribed bed rest can be frustrating and boring. There are different … Continue reading

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Happy Prem Day!

There are lots of things on our wish list for World Prematurity Day on November 17.  Some of us will be thinking about the health of prems currently in NICU or SCNs.  Others will be giving thanks for prems who … Continue reading

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Ready, steady WALK!

November is Global Prematurity Awareness Month, and Australia’s launch event is Walk For Prems which takes place on November 6 and is raising money for Life’s Little Treasures Foundation (LLTF). It’s not too late to register and you can do … Continue reading

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