19 Aug 2009    What Mom’s of Preemie Babies Prefer You Say! Not all pregnancies are blissful or normal. For many women having a preterm, or premature baby can be frightening. As a friend you wonder how a baby so small can survive and then you will wonder what words of comfort you can bring to the parents. http://www.sellinglounge.com/Directory/articles/article-28.html   3 Apr 2008    Don't Dress Your Preemie Infant In Steel Wool As any parent of a premature infant will attest, it is next to impossible to find clothing that is sized for babies 3-6 pounds, tiny nipples for bottles in which they can suckle, diapers, pacifiers, on and on. Some manufacturers have labeled their clothing as Preemie yet when they are put on these tiny babies they are still too big. Why? Because the average 3-6 pound baby is 12 ½ inches from wrist to wrist and manufacturers make their clothing 17 inches from wrist to wrist. Parents are destined to roll, tuck, and fold these garments until their baby has grown into typical newborn clothing that can take months.   7 Jul 2007    Premature Birth - Relieving a Mother's Guilt Parents begin the journey of pregnancy with excitement, anxiety, and denial that anything bad could happen to their baby. For parents the experience of having a preterm infant the emotional roller coaster that ensues can be long and toiling. Many mothers first reaction is "what did I do to cause this"?   10 Apr 2007    Hey Preemies - TAG, You're Not It! Manufactures continue to over look the needs of preemies. Maybe there is not enough money to be made in targeting such a niched market. Medical personnel perpetuate this problem by telling parents to not bother with clothing for these babies because they will grow into newborn size sooner or later. They force newborn-sized nipples into their tiny mouths, reminding parents that the children cannot go home until they can suckle. Can you placed a golf ball into your mouth and suckle it? Preemie diapers made by a certain manufacturer, and used extensively in hospitals, are so big that they can go up to the infants’ armpits. Can you imagine the elastic of your underwear rubbing all day under your arm, let alone how funny you would look? We all have to endure the skimpy gown with our backsides flapping in the wind when we go to the hospital but we are at least given the dignity of a wrap. Most preemies are not even afforded the luxury of a simple shirt.   10 Mar 2007    Anna’s Rocks - Carefully Researched High Demand Preemie Clothing for Infants in or out of the NICU is No Small Wonder Parents and medical personnel are frustrated they cannot find clothing to meet the special needs of these babies including clothing for the baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to accommodate medical devices.

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