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Mothers Day fundraiser!
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve rounded up some thoughtful gifts for Mum that you can buy through Rewardhub. They’re from local Kiwi businesses that are passionate about their craft and can be conveniently shipped to your home, or Mum’s place in plenty of time. What makes these easy gift ideas even sweeter…
The 10 for 10 Challenge!
The Great 10 for 10 Challenge! Throughout these tough times 10% of babies are still being born too soon. To help us support the 10% of families going through a NICU/SCBU we'd like to you to take up the '10for10' challenge This could be 10 sit-ups and/or pushups for 10 days or walk 10kms over…
Phil’s greatest ride
An update following on from our previous article Tour Aotearoa - Riding for Neonatal families As told by Phil Chapman - one of our Neonatal Heroes! The Tour Aotearoa has been like a battle of attrition for the hundreds of cyclists making their way from Cape Reinga to Bluff, as the toil of the trail…
Entertainment Memberships 2020
Entertainment is now 100% digital You can help support the work of The Little Miracles Trust by purchasing an Entertainment Membership. A percentage of all sales goes to The Little Miracles Trust to help us continue our support of families of premature or sick full term babies as they make their journey through Neonatal Intensive…
Cleverly crafty
Calling all crafty folk! Looking for something crafty to do? Got a friend or family member who’s keen to support or learn a new skill? You can do this and support some of New Zealand’s tiniest and most vulnerable babies at the same time! You don’t need to be an expert, there are plenty of…
First birthday celebrations support The Little Miracles Trust
Amairah Makan might have had a small start to life, but she's just celebrated her first birthday with one big party. The Auckland tot weighed just 490g when she was born by emergency C-section at 29 weeks, making her one of New Zealand's tiniest babies. Despite being given a 30 per cent chance of survival, she turned one on February…
Supporting Lower Hutt SBCU
The Little Miracles Trust were proud to recently donate some items to Lower Hutt Special Care Baby Unit. Cuski nests for developmental care within SCBU A standing baby bath so nurses and families don't need to continually bend over, making it easier to bath their sick or premature baby Bedside drawers for containing vital equipment…
Support and Developmental Groups for March 2020
AUCKLAND Mums Morning Tea EVERY Tuesday at 10.30am in the Mums room in NICU. Come and along to chat with one of our Lactation Consultants and other NICU Mums as well as enjoy some home baking provided by one of our ex-NICU Mums. The Little Miracles Trust Developmental Playgroup Kathryn and Janet would love to…
Same nurse cares for father and son born premature three decades apart
The first few days of a premature baby's life can be especially hellish for a new mum. But Renata Freydin is resting easier knowing one nurse at a neonatal intensive care unit is there to watch over her new son, Zayne Caldwell, who was born 10 weeks early in January. That's because the nurse, Lissa…
Jacob’s emergency entrance
As told by mum Jenna, On the 4th of August 2019 Jacob was born by emergency c section in Masterton. Unfortunately I was only 33 weeks pregnant. Jacob was then transported by Life Flight to Wellington Hospital to be admitted to NICU, his dad Ben followed by car. I got to join Jacob and…
Sophie’s early arrival
As told by mum, Jen I held her for two minutes, if that, and she was whisked away. I didn’t think my first baby would be taken straight to SCBU straight after delivery. I will never forget that feeling of meeting Sophie for the first time, saying to my husband that she looks like a…
Tour Aotearoa – Riding for neonatal families
As told by Phil, dad of Oscar My daily ride is about to get a bit longer......... As a parent of a premature baby whose initial journey into this world was pretty rough, we were blown away with the support that our whanau received while our child was being cared for. Now 5 years on…