Jessica went into spontaneous labour, giving birth to her daughter at 27 weeks. This is her story: On the 2nd of June with no warning our baby girl decided she was ready to arrive, even though she was 13 weeks early at only 27 weeks gestation. After only 3 hours
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We realised he was so sick and would be here beyond his due date
When Shantelle’s waters broke at 23+5 weeks, she had no idea what was happening or the journey that lay ahead. This is her story: I was having dinner with my husband, Matt, telling him how much I loved being pregnant and that I was so loving starting to feel the
We were told one of our babies was not going to make it
Trigger Warning: The following story and pictures may be distressing for some people. This is Katrina’s story: In 2017, we were so excited to discover we would be welcoming a baby in April 2018. After our first ultrasound, we found out we were expecting twins. Our babies would be identical!
I was expecting twin boys and they were both in trouble
Trigger Warning: The following story may be distressing for some people. This is Natasha’s story: On Saturday the 27th of June, Aaron Jack was born at the Mercy Hospital for Women. Aaron, or Twin 2 of Natasha as he would be known as for the next 117 days, weighed a
I want my children to understand their NICU experience, so I wrote a book to help them
Ryan was born at 24 weeks and 3 days after mum Jennifer spent two weeks on strict bed rest. They had no idea what lay ahead but knew the birth was only just the beginning. This is Jennifer’s story: “I was 22 weeks pregnant. It was a normal day at
“I was told that I had twins both with special needs. I felt I had failed them…”
Karen gave birth to her twins at 24 weeks and five days. Both Ben and Jordan have special needs. Karen has been their advocate every step of the way, navigating her way through disability services to ensure both children get the support and care they need to thrive. This is
Jessica and Evanna’s Story
Sometime in July, 19 weeks pregnant, I woke to my 2 year old at 6am knowing she just wanted a cuddle I picked her up and took her to back to my bed. I sat her down and all of a sudden I felt water gush out of me, I
Angus and Jenna
After numerous IVF cycles we finally received the wonderful news that I was pregnant. I was suffering from fairly brutal morning sickness and a scan at six weeks confirmed the cause – I was carrying twins. Rob and I held our breath for the next six weeks and once we
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