Welcome to Preemie Power Parents. As you have probably already seen, my wife gave birth to our first child at 26 weeks and 3 days. It was the scariest time of our life during a time that should have been filled with excitement and calculated preparation. As many preemie parents our initial questions were why. What happened, what did we do? The answer is simple, in most situations there was nothing that we could have done differently. Although we live in an age of significant technological advancements we still have no answers for the cause of most cases of premature births. This experience was made even more difficult with my back ground as a Physician Assistant understanding nearly all that was happening to my wife and our baby. After 84 days in the NICU our baby boy was able to come home. Throughout our time in the NICU we endured many tough times and celebrated many accomplishments with our little boy. Now he is finally home and doing well. This blog is dedicated to the strength that preemies display in fighting for their life and the parents of those preemies who live every second of every minute of every hour of every day not knowing what is next. With my career in medicine as a resource I hope to impart parents of preemies and others with the knowledge necessary to understand conditions that their preemies may have throughout their journey so that they can spend less time wondering what will happen in the next second and more time being empowered to make informed decisions and focusing on their family.
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