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“Having accommodation helped us keep some form of normality in our lives.” – Carla’s story #FamiliesKeptApart

Posted on July 01, 2024

As part of our accommodation campaign, #FamiliesKeptApart, Carla shares how vital having a place to stay was when her baby was born at 25 weeks weighing 1lb and 10oz.
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"I felt guilty that I couldn’t keep her safe inside me, where she belonged" - Amy's story

January 07, 2021

Betsie overcame so much during her first few months. She was an IVF baby, as her father had radiotherapy and chemotherapy for an incurable brain…
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"I was petrified that I would give birth extremely early, with no one by my side" - Rachael's story

December 31, 2020

Rachael gave birth prematurely to her son, Joshua, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, she tells her story and how the difficult restrictions…
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A Christmas to remember - Rachael's story

December 24, 2020

Rachael's baby wasn’t due until mid February, but having had her first child a month early two years previously, she knew that he might be born…
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"I wasn't looking forward to Christmas Day if my boy wasn't coming home" - Lizzie's story

December 21, 2020

Having a premature baby seven weeks early leading up to Christmas was never a possibility I had considered. The fact that things didn't go to plan is…
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Our baby woke up on her first Christmas Day without us - Karen's story

December 18, 2020

Just before Christmas, four years ago, I was seven months pregnant. My husband and I were looking forward to the holidays. It was due to be our last…
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Our daughter's first Christmas was in NICU - Clare's story

December 11, 2020

Clare tells the story of her daughter Savannah's first Christmas, which was spent in NICU. They made the most of a difficult situation and her…
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"I feel I should have enjoyed her early months, but simply couldn't" - Eleanor's story

December 03, 2020

Eleanor discusses how her daughter's difficult birth journey affected her mental health, and how she is coping now.
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"It is essential that mothers find a community of lived experience" - Charlotte's story

November 27, 2020

Charlotte describes the importance of community after going through the neonatal journey, and how herself and her friend Vicky are helping other…
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Taking a break from the NICU – Leah's story

November 19, 2020

Leah describes how spending so much time in NICU took a toll on her mental health and the steps she took to make herself and her family feel less…
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Postnatal depression after the birth of my daughter - Sophie’s story

November 13, 2020

In February 2019, Sophie's daughter Erin was born at 26 weeks and 6 days, weighing only 620g. She describes Erin's experience with necrotising…
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"I felt overwhelmed watching my little boy while trying to support my wife" - Tom's story

November 05, 2020

Tom describes the experience of his son Rafferty being born with a rare blood condition seven weeks before his due date, as well as the acts of…
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‘I will always love you, little man’ – Danny’s story

October 12, 2020

Danny shares the story of losing one of his triplets to Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
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Losing our two bears – Gary’s story

October 09, 2020

Gary looks back on the tragedy of losing his twin girls within four weeks of each other in 2003
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"Arlo’s short life had taught me so many lessons" - Sarah's story

October 08, 2020

Following the loss of her son Arlo, Sarah is helping others who have faced baby loss with her book 'Arlo's Adventure'.
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Feeding a full-term baby in NICU – Katy’s Story

October 02, 2020

Katy describes her experience of hand expressing, using a breast pump, formula and breast feeding as she did whatever she could to help her baby put…
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Tube feeding, bottle feeding and breastfeeding - Anna's Story

October 02, 2020

Anna’s baby Drake first had to be tube-fed, then bottle-fed with expressed milk and formula top-ups before finally Anna’s dream of breastfeeding her…
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Overcoming fears about feeding – Liz’s story

September 30, 2020

Feeding a 23-weeker is certainly a daunting prospect, whether it is with a tube or bottle. Liz shares some of the challenges she and her partner…
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My baby’s cerebral palsy diagnosis – Katy’s story

September 28, 2020

Katy had no reason to think anything would be wrong when she gave birth at 41 weeks, until her baby was born not breathing and suffering seizures.

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