The Early Edition

The Early Edition a collection of wisdom and discussions from the on-line support network... Parents of Premature Babies Inc. (Preemie-L)
vol. 3 edition 2 June 1999
In This Issue... Mission Statement... page 2 Topics of the month... How do you do it?... pages 3 - 4 What about those scars?.. pages 5 - 6 What was your turning point?... pages 7 - 11 Preemie Child... page 12 When your parents won't listen. Dealings... pages 13 -15 Bonding in the NICU and beyond. Inspirations... page 16 Timely Lessons Preemie Things... pages 17 - 18 Directions for the 21st Century - a conference Editorial Notes... page 19		Our friends and family often look on with awe as we go through the rigors of "preemie-parenthood", find out how other parents respond to the often heard line "How do you do it? I could never handle it like you have!" One unavoidable aspect of preemiedom is the scars, both physical and mental. See how others have dealt with the physical ones on their kids. Was there a point in your preemie ordeal that sticks out as a turning point? When did you decide that all would be well, and your child would survive? How did your own parents (or family and friends) react to your having a preemie? Was it what you expected? Do they tend to trivialize the whole ordeal? See how others have dealt with parents and family who don't listen in this months "Preemie Child". Bonding, the buzzword of the 90's. We are told how important those first moments after birth are. We are told how gravely important it is to make that all important bond at birth. We preemie parents are not given those bonding moments after birth. In "Dealings", Mara and Debbie help us to understand what bonding really is. And how it can be achieved even in the NICU. In this issue of "Inspirations", Deb shares with us the irony of a mom who is chronically late, giving birth 14 weeks early. It is conference time again!!! See all the details of the upcoming conference sponsored by Parents of Premature Babies Inc. and The Alexis Foundation in "Preemie Things. For even more information visit the conference web site at: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~garyh/conf99.htm !!! Learn more about Parents of Premature Babies Inc. (Preemie-L) from their homepage: http://www.preemie-l.org To access this, and all past issues of "The Early Edition", see the internet web page: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~earlyed/welcome.htm
Disclaimer: The writings and opinions contained in this newsletter are strictly the opinions of the writer, and do not contain any endorsements, or guarantees, of any kind.Further, these opinions and writings are in no way meant to be considered as medical advice. Nor are they meant to replace any medical advice. Always discuss concerns and questions with your physician.
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