by Justine Brooker | Jun 29, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
My name is Bailey and I am an ECE teacher. My husband and I were very excited to learn we were expecting a baby girl, due in August 2021. My whole pregnancy was really great. Aside from the typical morning sickness at the beginning and the sore body towards the end I...
by Justine Brooker | Jun 28, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Hi my name is Sienna, I was born 11 weeks early on the 24th of April in Dunedin hospital. My mummy was diagnosed with preeclampsia and she had to have an emergency cesarean section to keep us both healthy and safe. Here is a photo of my mum holding my hand.I was born...
by Justine Brooker | May 25, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Hi my name is Ali-Rose and I arrived 8 weeks early on the 11th of November 2021 at Wellington Hospital. My mummy lost my amniotic fluid at 31 weeks, I decided I had enough to stay in there for 6 more days, then I decided I was ready. I wasn’t meant to arrive until...
by Justine Brooker | May 4, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Talofa Lava, I wanted to share my baby’s journey with you all with hope this may inspire someone who is currently going through NICU🤍 Genesis was born at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland on the 20th May 2021 Weighing: 780grams Expected due date: 06 September 2021...
by Justine Brooker | Apr 22, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Baby Jaye Born: October 2021Weight: 700 gramsGestation: -25 +0 weeks Jaye has one hell of a story to tell she is the strongest little person I’ve ever met. 💜 Jaye was born very early due to my cervix opening, membranes being exposed and in the end infection set...
by Rachel Friend | Mar 30, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Our daughter Elsie was born on the 26th of October at 8.24pm, weighing 1211 grams at 27+6 weeks gestation. It was discovered I was in premature labour at 27 weeks following a small bleed. Living in Taupō where our hospital does not have the facilities to treat such...
