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Maitland’s Story
As told by mum Nacita. In September 2017, my son Maitland was born at just 26 weeks and 3 days gestation. He weighed 1,165 grams and measured 34.5 cm long. My waters had broken a month earlier, at only 21 weeks. Nine days before his birth, we were transferred from our home in Christchurch to…
Jimmy’s Story
As told by his māmā, Megan At 28 weeks I went into labour spontaneously at home. Initially, I thought I just had a bit of the flu - achy all over. Then I noticed some unusual fluid loss and painful Braxton Hicks contractions. Except… it wasn’t Braxton Hicks - it was Jimmy! We tried our…
My Birth Story – Magnus
My name is Katherine Halkett. I was born in Venezuela and married my husband, a Kiwi from Timaru. After almost five years of infertility, in 2022 we received the call from Fertility Associates that we had reached the top of the IVF list. We were overjoyed, and even more so when our very first transfer…
Robert & Olivia’s Story
As told by Dad, Robert. Olivia and I found out she was pregnant with our first child in May 2023. During the pregnancy we learned that she had a septate uterus and was predisposed to pre-eclampsia, so we expected there might be a premature birth. Later, further complications were identified: our baby was measuring smaller…
My NICU Story – Norena & Zayn
Kia ora, My name is Norena Tigafua, and I'm a proud mum to two beautiful boys my toddler Lucas, and my little fighter, Zayn. I'm writing to share a piece of our journey one I hope offers comfort, strength, or simply connection to another whanau navigating the NICU world. In mid-2024, our family travelled from…
Our Adeline
As told by mum, Jess, Leading up to Addy’s birth I was much sicker than previous pregnancies. I was in and out of hospital for the first 20 weeks. As my pregnancy progressed I was able to manage my sickness and it eased a bit. When labour began my husband and I dropped our older…
The life of Rome Te Awanuiarangi Morgan
As told by mum, K’Larose After a spontaneous premature birth with my first born (who also spent 8 weeks in Wellington Hospital NICU) at 30 weeks. Then going on to lose 2 more babies after my first, due to issues with PPROM (Pre-term premature rupture of membranes). I then became pregnant with my last baby…
Becoming a Mumma – William 33 weeks
As told by mum, Jess I had a pretty rough pregnancy right from the beginning. I'd been extremely sick each day and was classed as a high risk pregnancy from 12weeks with most likely being induced at 38 weeks. I was having specialist appointments and growth scans every 2 weeks as William was tracking a…
Pippa Mae Born 32w 1d
As told by mum, Haylee My partner and I were nervous but so excited to be pregnant with what would be our 4th child between us. Having 3 boys already we were convinced that we would be blessed with another boy. You can imagine the excitement when we found out we were expecting a wee…
Maya – Our Greatest Gift
As told by mum, Maddie My husband and I were thrilled to be expecting our first baby one year into our marriage. While my pregnancy started with severe sickness that improved by the second trimester, I became increasingly concerned when I didn’t feel my baby move. At 28 weeks, I insisted on another scan. My…
A Recount Of Ollies Birth
Double the Love, Double the Fight: Our Prem Girls
As told by mum, Tayla My husband, 2 year old son and I live in Whangarei and were excited to be pregnant with our second baby. After a very easy first trimester we turned up to our 12 week scan to find out I was carrying identical twin girls! It was a huge shock and…