2009 Local Premmie Hero Awards
The past 8 weeks have been very busy for not only myself but a small group of talented parents of premature babies who have given up their time and worked non stop towards these awards. We threw around idea's and decided to create Australia's first Local Premmie Hero Awards in January 2009 as you can read about below.. L’il Aussie Prems is proud to sponsor Australia’s first award to recognise and celebrate the dedication of individual volunteers within the local premature baby community. LAP is seeking nominations from around Australia of “local premmie heroes” – the ordinary yet extraordinary people ...
The Joys of Having a Comfort Blankie
This morning while Brendan was watching tv I took the opportunity to grab his comfort blankie of the floor in the kitchen and threw it in the bathroom, to be washed after the load thats in now. It smells, it smells REALLY bad. It's also filthy, it has chalk and all sorts on it from being dragged everywhere. Once Brendan had finished watching tv he went into the kitchen and then everywhere looking for his blankie... he was getting so upset so I had to give it back. Hoping to still get it washed though.....
Premmie Baby Development
Brendan’s Weigh-InStats last weigh… 4 days shy of 21 months 21 months: 10.56kg 82.5cm Stats today…...
Talia at 18 monthsDoesn’t time fly? It’s hard to imagine that a year ago this gorgeous almost-toddler...
Australia’s smallest baby is a living miracleIF all had gone to plan, Elora De Bondi would have celebrated her first birthday...
Slow progress is better than nonePhysiotherapy is one of those emotionally fraught issues for a parent. You know you...
Infant Massage - Healthy Preemie Growth RatesBy Andrew Exon Infant Massage has found its own niche in the medical industry and...
Our 8 month (corrected) check upToday was my birthday (old, even older than when I was pregnant and didn’t...
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SUPER MUM sews selflessly for premature babies around AustraliaKaren Cuthbert is no ordinary mum. As well as caring for her own six young children,...
L’il Aussie Prems on FacebookWell we finally have our facebook page up and running. It was created some time ago...
In 2008 Our Premmie Baby Forum…Exploded! The forum saw over 400 members join in 2008 alone and on New Years eve...
Latest Premmie Baby CompetitionThe Bub Born Early website is giving away a copy of their latest creation, The BubBE...
Premmie Baby Birth Announcements *NEW*Premmie Birth Announcements are now available online to all families of premature...
Premmie Mums - Amazing Help!Since starting L’il Aussie Prems in March 2007 the site has grown more than...
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Pre-Eclampsia Awareness WeekI just discovered that this week is Pre-Eclampsia Awareness Week. I had never even heard of pre-eclampsia until a friend of mine told me it was the reason she needed to have her baby delivered 8 weeks early, four years ago. To be honest, at that time I didn’t have any idea what she had been through. Since my daughter was born I’ve met a... [Read more of this review]
Luke Shah’s a hero as scientists understand the premature brainLUKE Shah is only five, but he’s set to help thousands of premature babies. Born almost three months early, Luke is one of 138 Victorian children whose brains were scanned as newborns as part of a world-first study. Six years into the project, researchers from Melbourne’s Howard Florey Institute are now sending their subjects, including... [Read more of this review]
PREMMIE HEALTHWhen you have a premature baby, suddenly you find yourself in an unfamiliar hospital environment where staff talk about medical conditions you may never have heard of before. L’il Aussie Prems is pleased to bring you a series of short articles which aim to explain some of the conditions which affect premature babies. You might find these overviews... [Read more of this review]
Premature girls get more from breast milkPremature baby girls appear to get greater benefit from breastfeeding compared than premature baby boys, according to new research. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the United States tracked a group of premature infants in Argentina to gauge the protective effect of breastfeeding against respiratory infections in babies. The results of their... [Read more of this review]
Premature Babies Need CuddlesCuddling up against their mother’s bare skin can help babies born as early as 28 weeks recover more quickly from the painful medical procedures, a new research suggests. According to the Canadian study, very premature babies benefit from skin to skin contact with their parents. Writing in the journal BMC Pediatrics, the McGill University team... [Read more of this review]
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