by Justine Brooker | Jun 19, 2023 | Latest News
Thank you Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation A big thank you to Bendigo Valley Community Trust for their recent grant of $1,500 to assist with the provision of care packs for whanau in Dunedin NICU. Our care packs are a key part of the support we provide...
by Justine Brooker | Mar 16, 2023 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Andrea. My first born was born at 29weeks + 6days gestation. At about 15 weeks I found out I was expecting my first born baby girl. I was suddenly concerned for this wee girl as I’d had a 3 hour gallbladder removal a few months earlier, when I...
by Justine Brooker | Feb 22, 2023 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum Jadey, Thursday 28th January 2016 started like every other day, staring at a slice of toast determined to eat it before I spewed, and I had to redo my make up before work. I was 28 weeks pregnant and I had lost 14kgs in weight, something which would...
by Justine Brooker | Dec 19, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Austin was born 11.52am on the 27/12/2017, 8 weeks early. I was a premmie mum and it was a label I struggled with. I felt like my body failed me, I couldn’t protect him, I missed my bump, juggling all these feelings whist helplessly looking at my little man through...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 22, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Our Eden was born at 26 weeks 4 days in Wellington NICU. On day 3 Eden was in acute renal failure and almost didn’t make it. Eden was never intubated so his lungs were very scarred from breathing on his own much before they are meant to and meant he spent 112...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 14, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by his parents, Russell and Luisa Our son Walter John Remo Coombs came into this world and surprised us 12 weeks early as a 28 weeker weighing only 870g and 33cm long. He just couldn’t wait to be part of the family so he insisted on coming early. We had no...
