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...
by Justine Brooker | Aug 26, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
My name is Kirrily and my beautiful son Elijah was born 10weeks early via emergency C-section but our journey started long before then. On the 16th March 2022 I was 20+1 pregnant with my fifth baby. At 1am I woke to my waters leaking then again at 2.30am...
by Justine Brooker | Jul 29, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Jessica My name is Jessica and my identical twin boys Archie and Luca arrived via emergency c-section 10 weeks early. Archie was very keen to make an entrance and decided that 4am on a Friday morning at 29w6d was a great time to break his...
by Justine Brooker | Jul 21, 2022 | Latest News, Personal Stories
Beautiful little Charlie arrived at 29+5 weeks in June 2021, weighing a tiny 1.34kg. Spontaneous premature delivery is what our hospital notes say, never really getting a reason why she made her early entrance. After spending a few days in bed with a hot water bottle...
