We are honored to share the story of preemies Imani & Penzi who were born at 28 weeks (though this may have been later due to a variety of factors) and weighed 4 lbs (Imani) and 3.8 lbs (Penzi) and spent 5 days in the NICU before coming home. Read more in an update by their mother, Paula. by Paula K. (Editor’s Note: With the mother’s permission we wanted to … Read More
NICU GRADUATE: Silvana Quinn Smith
In the February edition of our Preemie Family newsletter we learned about NICU Baby Silvana Quinn Smith who was born at 8 lb. 1 oz. and spent 49 days in the NICU before coming home. Read more in an update by her mother and founder of Silvie Bells, Jennifer Smith. by Jennifer Smith, Mother to Silvie Our daughter Silvana Quinn (Silvie) was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck combined with … Read More
PREEMIE UPDATE: Joy Degl
In our November edition of our Preemie Family newsletter we learned about Joy Margaret Degl, who was born at 23 weeks and weighed in at 1 lb 4 oz., and was in the NICU for 121 days before going home. Read more in an update by her mother, Jennifer, below. by Jennifer Degl, Joy’s Mother & Author of From Hope to Joy My pregnancy with Joy was difficult from the start. After having three healthy boys and two miscarriages in … Read More