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Our son Elijah

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...

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Archie & Luca

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...

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Beautiful Charlie 29+5

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...

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Charlotte’s journey

I was on a high after my 20 week scan, when we found out we were having a girl. I have two stepsons so a little girl was thebest news. The next day however, I had a call from the midwife saying we would be referred to the Maternal Fetal Medical team at Wellington...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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