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Antonia’s Story

As told by mum, Antonia  Unlike most people we know, our journey to have a child wasn’t the stock standard, or the norm, but one thing it has been, is no short of a miracle.  After two rounds of IVF and the transfer of 4 embryos, we finally got that...

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Harmony’s Story

I had my baby Desiigner Te Rauwhero Steven Heitia born @ 30 weeks gestation weighing 1905 grams in Waikato Hospital in August 2021. On this day was the 19th anniversary of the passing of my great grandmother & members of my family saw this as rebirth. During...

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Christmas 2021 Newsletter

Kia ora! As always, I hope this newsletter finds you and your whanau well and looking forward to some sunshine over the summer, wherever you are in Aotearoa New Zealand.  This will be our last newsletter for the year and what a year it has been - again! The...

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Clare’s Story

Our wee girl Clare Louise was born in August 2012 nine weeks premature (31 weeks) in Wellington Hospital. Her brother was born at 37 weeks in 2010 by emergency c-section. When pregnant with Clare in 2012, at approx 27 weeks, Mum started bleeding and spent a few...

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Cushla’s Story

In 2016 I lost my baby at 13 weeks and even though I was a teenager, I spent years trying to conceive again after that and it just wasn't happening for my partner and me. I felt hopeless and broken and eventually gave up trying and then all of my dreams came true...

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Zowie’s Story

I knew there were premature babies, but I never thought it would happen to me. I actually thought the opposite would happen - he’d stay in there for 42 weeks and need to be evicted! So when I reached 29 weeks and got “a show”, then started getting tummy ache that...

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Logan’s story

MY MIDWIFE TOLD ME I HAD A UTI, 1 HOUR LATER MY WATERS BROKE !!! My name is Hannah, I am 27 years old and I'd love you to meet my little warrior, Logan, born at 24 weeks 6 days weighing 736grams and here is our story. For years I suffered from severe periods that...

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Elsie’s Story

As told by Mum, Pip. “Your baby is measuring approximately 500grams and will be delivered in the next 48 hours”….. Due to severe Pre-Eclampsia, our baby needed to be born urgently, to save not only her but also myself. We were flown from Palmerston North Hospital...

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