Sadie-Jane – A Week We’ll Never Forget
Our Sadie-Jane arrived at 38 weeks weighing 2,340g (5lb 3oz). On day five, she was admitted to NICU after struggling with feeding and losing 10% of her birth weight, dropping to 2,100g.
We spent seven days in the unit, initially with Sadie-Jane being fed through a nasogastric tube before she slowly progressed to full feeds. After seven days, she was finally ready to go home.
Thankfully, Sadie-Jane is now absolutely flourishing at home. She has had an incredible weight gain and is now 2,490g!
I honestly don’t know how we would have made it through that week without the kindness and support of the amazing nurses, along with the little boosts from the Little Miracles Trust. Seven days felt like a long time for us, so my heart goes out to all the families and babies who spend weeks or even months in NICU. It truly is such a hard place to be.
Wishing brighter days ahead for every family currently walking this journey.
Thanks so much for sharing your personal story.
We hear from many families in neonatal units who find comfort in reading the stories of others who have walked a similar path. Knowing they’re not alone, and seeing the different ways families navigate their neonatal journey, can bring a sense of connection, understanding and reassurance — even during the most difficult times.
If you would like to share your neonatal journey, we’d be honoured to hear your story and help you share it in whatever way feels right for you.
Email us info@lmt.org.nz
Support Us
If you want to help our support of families going through the stress and anxiety of a neonatal journey, you can donate via the link below.
- The Little Miracles Trust provides support to families of premature or sick full-term babies as they make their journey through Neonatal Intensive Care, the transition home, and onwards. We do not receive any Government funding and are entirely reliant on the generosity of individuals, companies and organisations in the form of donations, value-in-kind donations, grants, sponsorship and fundraising events to supplement operating costs and fund our services and initiatives.
- As we are a registered charity (CC56619) with Charities Services New Zealand we will send you an IRD compliant tax receipt – this will happen automatically by return email.