Do you know a “Local Premmie Hero”?
L’il Aussie Prems, an online support site for families of premature babies & children, is proud to once again sponsor Australia’s first award to recognise and celebrate the dedication of individual volunteers within the local premature baby community. After the success of last years awards the 'Premmie Hero Awards' ...
Lisa from Overall Being has been an amazing support to L'il Aussie Prems over the past few years. I remember Lisa from when i started the website back in February 2007 and she has grown so much over the years personally and professionally. She dedicates her time to her website whilst also showing nothing but ...
Watch, listen and learn – your baby is your teacher!
Positive, nurturing touch is important in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as premature babies often experience negative, painful touch by way of medical treatments. For an infant to interact socially, they must first be able to control their autonomic motor and behavioural state systems. Tactile ...
Gosh where has the time gone? I can't believe that Ronan will start pre-school next year! I am sure many parents are thinking the same thing but when you have a child who was born too early (13wks too early for us), fighting for life it is certainly something you don't really think about when ...
November marks a premature awareness month in countries around the world including groups here in Australia. March of Dimes in the USA hold an awareness day on November 17th just like Australia's National Premmie Day. November 17th is dedicated to raising awareness of the crisis of premature birth. The March of Dimes invites bloggers to ...
October was an exciting month for myself and Li'l Aussie Prems because we were featured on a great new show on channel 9 called "Money for Jam". We filmed the show back in May so it felt like a lifetime of waiting but so worth the wait!
Each week all my friends and family were watching ...
