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Brock's battle continues at Starship
Brock Wilton-Weaver has spent more time in hospital than an 18-month-old should. The Wellington toddler was born 11 weeks early and is now in hospital fighting for his life. Brock was first diagnosed with a cold last week but now faces a long recovery as he fights off pneumonia and bronchiolitis in Starship Hospital. His anxious…
Harrys' story – A 30 week miracle
The Little Miracles Trust were privileged to have the support of Baby Sensory with their Senseathon during the month of March, during this time we discovered a very real connection for Toni from Baby Sensory Christchurch. As told by mum, Toni Andy and I were so happy when we found out we were pregnant. We had found…
Kate and Ruby, one year later
This time last year, both Ruby Meldrum and her mum Kate were fighting for their lives, one year on, and you would look at them and never realise the rollercoaster the family had been on. Kate Meldrum (29) gave birth to Ruby on May 6 after 26 weeks, five days gestation, she weighed just 530 grams. While…
25 week triplets turn 5 and mum runs for charity
When Lucy Nicoll gave birth to triplets at 15 weeks' premature, it was touch and go whether they would survive. Fast forward five years, and Havelock North's Molly, Joshua and Cameron Nicoll have overcome the odds - and thrived. They're happy, healthy and set to unleash their individual personalities on Te Mata Primary School's teachers on…
Doubly lucky NICU baby
An Invercargill family’s young son is a "miracle baby" twice over — conceived after years of IVF, before being born prematurely. The Moses family — mum Kathryn, dad Kereru and their baby, who is yet to be named — received a pamper package in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) yesterday, as well as a…
Premature twins defy the odds to celebrate first birthdays
Grace and her twin sister Amelia were born prematurely on October 13, 2017, at just 27 weeks' gestation. Amelia weighed 880g while Grace weighed 1300g before her weight dropped dramatically. They arrived early after contracting twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) — a condition affecting about 10 per cent of identical twins in New Zealand. It can…
Mischa – 42 weeks + 1 day. Our full term experience
As told by mum Te Kira I had a good pregnancy which was mostly spent overseas in Singapore where we were living at the time. I flew back to Hawke’s Bay at 36 weeks pregnant and went into labour at 42 weeks. 9.5 hours later Mischa was born via ventouse delivery, she had shoulder dystocia…
Riley – Intrauterine Growth Restricted (IUGR)
As told by mum Kelly Riley’s neonatal journey started on June 8th 2018 when he was born at 34 weeks and 6 days gestation. Early, due to being intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) he weighed 1495grams and was 41cm long when born. We had a rough pregnancy and knew things weren’t quite right with blood flow…
The journey of Jack
As told by mum Vicki It is difficult to read the words with tears in my eyes but I can’t stop them flowing. My head is spinning, I’m not sure if this is all actually happening. I wipe my eyes as I scan each word. I can’t read these words fast enough. I’m searching for…
Lacey's emergency arrival
As told by mum Rebecca Rewind back to almost three years on 17th December, when our little princess was born at 33+5 weeks weighing in at 2160g due to me having severe pre-eclampsia. My pregnancy had been filled with morning sickness that didn’t want to go away, combined with the swelling of my feet and…
Our story – 12 years on
As told by mum Amanda Our story may be different to many others that you read about. We certainly felt slightly out of place for a time, but then we were reassured and so well cared for by the wonderful team at Christchurch that we soon forgot our initial feelings. My second pregnancy had gone…
Harrison 21 years later
As told by mum Danielle It has been 21 years since our firstborn, a boy, made his early entrance into the world on the 26th of August, 1997. After going into labour at 24 weeks gestation, I was flown from Marlborough to Wellington and admitted into hospital on complete bed rest. At 27.5 weeks gestation…