Day 1 19/06/09
Tristan Riley arrived at 10:04am on the 19/06/09 at 34+3 weeks gestation.
Weighing in at a whooping 3090 grams (exactly twice Brendan’s weight) HC 33cms and L 50cms. Apgars of 6:6:8

Labour…
Stage 1: 7 hours
Stage 2: 34 mins
Stage 3: 7 mins
Admitted into SCN 3 (NICU)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Ventilated -
CPAP – until 6:15pm
Incubator at 6:30pm
One dose of Caffeine
One [...]

LaToriana is run and owned by the ever so lovely Elizabeth, mum to three premature babies who understands how hard the journey can be for many parents especially after losing two of her own premmie angels.
Elizabeth’s passion shines through her very popular online store and she thrives on helping families with premature babies. Elizabeth’s online [...]

I love Talia’s NICU photos, looking back on them now. I wish I had more of them, and I really wish I had some video. I don’t think I realised at the time how important they would become, because when I was spending so much of every day in the nursery, I felt as though [...]

When you have a premature baby, suddenly you find yourself in an unfamiliar hospital environment where staff talk about medical conditions you may never have heard of before. L’il Aussie Prems is pleased to bring you a series of short articles which aim to explain some of the conditions which affect premature babies. You [...]

Last year was my first Mothers Day.
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By Andrew Exon
Infant Massage has found its own niche in the medical industry and it promotes healthy growth of premature and full-term infants. Low birth weight and bone mineralization are both common problems of premature infants that lead to many other related health complications.
Recent studies have found that regular infant massage performed by a [...]