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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...