World Prematurity Day
It has been a while since I’ve added a new blog post, mostly due to Henry being an active toddler resulting in a lot less free time! So today, while… Read more »
Author Archives: nicki
The Story Behind the Logo
I have been meaning to write this post for a while as I wanted to explain the significance behind the butterfly and dragonfly used in the logo for this site. Firstly,… Read more »
Some Due Date Fundraising
Last Monday (24th April) was the one year due date birthday of Henry and Archie, this day one year ago is when they should have been born, although of course Henry is… Read more »
Happy Mother’s Day
A poem written for preemie mummies on Mother’s Day:
My “Extra” Mother’s Day
This Sunday is Mother’s Day so I thought I would mark the occasion by sharing the story of my first Mother’s Day. Last year was my first Mother’s Day; it… Read more »
A Book-Themed Post for World Book Day
Today Henry is celebrating his first World Book Day out of hospital, which also coincides with Dr Seuss’ birthday(hence the costume!) I know he’s not in school yet but as he has… Read more »
A Different Kind of Preemie Guilt
Firstly, I’m just going to put this out there: I don’t feel guilty for being a preemie mum. One thing I hear a lot from fellow preemie mums is that they… Read more »
Involving Family and Friends in your Neonatal Journey
As difficult as the neonatal journey was for us as parents, it was no picnic for grandparents, family or friends either. Not only were they worried about us and Henry but… Read more »
Merry NICU Christmas
I wrote a poem on Christmas Eve during Henry’s 2am feeding session (I’m not usually one for poetry but for some reason this just popped into my head and I… Read more »
A Neonatal Christmas and New Year
As most of you will know, our twin boys were born just after Christmas on 27th December (full story here) and although the neonatal unit was clad in Christmas decorations… Read more »