I think this is something we can all relate to
What is it about premmie babies and advice. As soon as family / friends / crazy lady at Coles find out Malachy is a prem, the advice spews quicker than a Tequila Slammer hangover…
Yes I know that…. he will be behind in his milestones. I fully [...]

Welcome to the L’il Aussie Prems Blog.
The L’il Aussie Prems blog is written and maintained by 5 mothers of prematurely born babies.
Here you will find personal stories about real premature babies and their families, their health and developmental milestones, as well as media articles relating to premature babies, information about general parenting and parenting of [...]

I think a lot of us with premature babies can relate to this poem by Emily Perl Kingsly
WELCOME TO HOLLAND
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would [...]

A NATIONAL organisation to support families with babies born prematurely was launched last weeks thanks to a dedicated and computer savvy-mum.
Julia Toivonen, 28, of Wantirna, worked solely on the National Premmie Foundation website – www.prembaby.org.au – and finished it last Thursday. The foundation was formed by six groups, including Melbourne’s Lifes Little Treaures, which Mrs [...]

Something is wrong i said to my husband Mark, 29 as searing pain ripped through me. “I think the baby is coming”. It was mid March 2006 and i was pregnant with my first child, but at only 27 weeks along we weren’t expecting our bundle of joy just yet. But it didn’t really matter [...]

TONY EASTELY: Australian researchers say if mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies and there is a family history of allergies, it may actually increase the babies’ chances of developing allergies in later life. The study authors say while breastfeeding has many other benefits, it will not protect children against asthma and allergies in the long-term. But [...]