Team Earlybirds celebrates babies - particularly, premature babies.
Our goal is to make the lives of premature babies and their families just a little bit easier.
The Earlybirds range of premature and small babies clothes was established in Australia in 2002 and is now available around the world via local stockists and our online stores in the UK, USA, ES and Australia.
The Earlybirds Blog has been created as a way of communicating with our Customers, Retailers and Facebook Fans using a fun and interactive platform.
We love receiving feedback on our products and services and also enjoy being able to share information throughout the premmie community, for all to benefit.
Hi my names lisa and I just wanted to share my story as I feel as having baby that survived vasa praevia I really want mums to know about a devastating condition that could effect them. After having my son in 2009 with no complications not even one day of morning sickness and a fantastic delivery only lasting 2 hours I never thought my second pregnancy would test me in ways I never thought. At 24 weeks After having again another fantastic pregnancy I woke up in the middle of the night bleeding quite heavily I was rushed to hospital and lost over 2 litres of blood. After steroid injections and a magnesium sulphate drip I was given the survival chances for my baby and told I had complete placenta praevia my bleeding slowed down and a week later I was sent home I would have another two hemmoriages and two hospitalisations before a scan would show that I had a very rare and devastating complication. I was told that if I was to go into labour my baby would have a 5% survival rate but would live with life long complications so they would deliver by c-section at 35 weeks. At 29weeks I once again had a hemoriage and the doctors were unable to determine if it was the baby’s blood or my blood so my baby was delivered by emergency c-section. I didn’t get to see my little girl and was told she was in the next room. As she needed a little help about 10 minutes later I was told she was crying and up in intensive care. I was given a photo and sent to recovery. Mia Jane only needed ventilation for 2 days and CPAP for 2 as well we spent 58 days in The mater neonatal unit with only a few complications. And i was able to take mia home at 37 weeks I want to educate people of vasa praevia and how important your doctors and hospital appointments are not just for you but for your baby I had never heard of vasa praevia before it happened to me. I have my daughter today because of my hospital and my ultrasound appointments Because my doctors knew about the vasa praevia my baby was given a 97% chance of survival instead of 5% if the doctors didnt know. i will be wearing green for my prem baby on April 3rd.. Thank you I attached a link to vasa praevia information
http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/component/docman/doc_view/1070-c-obs-47-vasa-praevia.html