Attention all new preemie moms:

TriciaJoy · August 2009

First of all, welcome to the board! Congratulations on your new bundles of joy.

We're so sorry that you've found need of us, but hope that you'll find the board as helpful and supportive as many of us have.

Second of all, we recently started a Preemie Big Sister program. Those of us with older preemies who are willing to mentor the new moms through the roughest, earliest days.

If you'd like to be matched with someone who had a preemie similar to yours in gestational age & size, just let us know. You can either post here or send me an email: triciajoy@yahoo.com

All I need is:

your first name
email address
child's name & GA at birth
reason for premature
any specific conditions you'd like matched

and I'll get you a new "sister" who will truly understand your fears, regrets & pain; someone who can answer your questions w/o thinking you're over-reacting or crazy.

Finally, please let ANY of us know if you have any questions or just need to vent. We have a vast array of experiences on this board, but we all share the loss of our full pregnancies, the fear & love for our children and the adjustment period to a whole new normal. We hope we can be of some help to you through all of this.

--Trish

P.S. For anyone who has not already signed up, who would like to be a BIG Sister, please contact me (here or email) with the following:

username:
Name:
Preemie's name & GA at birth:
Preemie's Birth Weight:
Preemie's birthday (so we can calculate age):
Reason for premature birth (if known):
Primary medical issues while in the hospital:
Primary medical issues after going home:
Biggest "issue" (what plagued you the most/had the most experience with.) email address where you can be contacted

Mrs.Babbsy · August 2009

What a great idea:) I still have my babies in ute, but it's pretty much a given they wll be preemies. I hope you do this match up again.

TriciaJoy · August 2009

Mrs. Babbsy, yes, we'll be keeping it going. I try to post the invitation weekly, but if you don't see it, feel free to email me any time and I'll get you hooked up.