Tag Archives: premature baby

Humming for premmie health

Posted on June 5, 2012

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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It’s a wrap!

Posted on May 14, 2012

I love seeing a baby all wrapped up like a little parcel with its head sticking out. It reminds me of a little pea in a pod! Some babies really love to be swaddled and the reminder of ‘life on … Continue reading →

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Oh what a month!

Posted on December 5, 2011

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!

Posted on December 1, 2011

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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Happy Prem Day!

Posted on November 14, 2011

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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Get your boots on Bessy! We’re Walking for Prems!

Posted on November 7, 2011

Team Earlybirds, led by the ever-enthusiastic Bessy the dog, joined more than 1,000 others at Albert Park lake for Life’s Little Treasures Foundation’s (LLTF) Walk For Prems. Walks were held in all states and aimed to raise $100,000 to help … Continue reading →

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Visiting Hours

Posted on October 10, 2011

When one of the girls from work gave birth to her beautiful baby we all received the text with time and date of birth, weight, mum and bub doing well and… “looking forward to seeing you all at the hospital. … Continue reading →

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It’s not helping if…it’s not helping

Posted on October 4, 2011

As if having a baby prematurely isn’t stressful enough, it can be even harder when well-meaning friends and relatives come to ‘help’ and it ends up being anything but! It can be difficult at the best of times to articulate … Continue reading →

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Name Game

Posted on September 28, 2011

Choosing a name for your baby is probably a game you have been playing for a long time.  I’m pretty sure that the name(s) you would have chosen in the past might be quite different to the ones you actually … Continue reading →

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Walk For Prems – November 6th 2011

Posted on September 19, 2011

November is global prematurity awareness month so come and celebrate the special prem in your life by taking part in the “Walk for Prems” “Walk for Prems” will be the opening event for the Australian observance of global prematurity awareness … Continue reading →

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