September 2021 – Editor’s Note

For those who have never experienced the NICU, how do you describe to them what lies behind those solid double doors? How do you explain the wealth of sensory input, the sterilized smells and alarms reverberating throughout the halls? How do you explain the intense and almost debilitating feelings of loss when you reach down to touch your empty belly … Read More

September 2021 – Preemie Support

  Organization: NEC UK Established: 2016 Outreach: National Website: www.necuk.org.uk Supporting children and families affected by Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Supporting and funding research into NEC (Necrotizing Enterocolitis). On the 11th August 2012, NEC UK was set up as an informal group on social media by Susan Spencer whose son Tobias, sadly died as a result of NEC at just 6 days … Read More

September 2021 – Preemie of the Month

Alexis Grace Bleck “Everything I thought I knew about being a mom changed the day Lexi came into this world. She has forever changed me and is a daily reminder that miracles do happen!” – Preemie Mom, Tara Bleck When I began to retain fluid during my second trimester, I chalked it up to “typical symptoms” associated with pregnancy, I … Read More