Kiani’s story
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...
Siennas NICU journey
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...
Ali-Rose – my unknown early arrival
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...
Genesis – The beginning
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...
Jaye’s Story
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 in...
Elsie’s NICU Journey
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...
Laurences Story
As told by Mum, Claire... After an easy and problem-free pregnancy with our daughter in 2018, we were totally shocked when a routine scan at 29 weeks showed our son’s growth had plummeted and there was likely a serious problem. I was told to head straight to...
Thanks to National Storage Newtown!
We really appreciate the generosity of Paul and the team at National Storage in Newtown, who sponsored a storage unit for us recently. Paul is the Dad of 2 NICU grads, so has first hand experience of the support of our Wellington team....
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...
Baby Sensory Fundraiser: Superhero Senseathon 2022
The Little Miracles Trust is priviledged to have the support of Baby Sensory For some time, we've been working together and sharing information to help those on a neonatal journey. Using their research based material, we've co-produced support material: The first...
