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For parents of the nearly 300,000 babies born prematurely each year, Susan L. Madden has written The Preemie Parents Companion …. More >>
Product Description
For parents of the nearly 300,000 babies born prematurely each year, Susan L. Madden has written The Preemie Parents Companion …. More >>
#1 by Christina Walton on March 9, 2010 - 7:22 pm
I haven’t used this book much at all. Books by Joseph Garcia-Prats and Dana Wechsler Linden were much more helpful.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by M. Garmon on March 9, 2010 - 7:27 pm
I found this book about a month after we had our son. I would have loved to have it sooner. It was and still is 18 months later a great book. It answered so many questions and brought up things as first time parents we would not have thought of. My husband and I made it through 117 days in the NICU alot more informed and confident that our son was getting excellent care.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by K. JQ Harris on March 9, 2010 - 9:48 pm
This was a great book to read while my daughter was in the hospital. It had a good flow and helpful information. The only part that I didn’t like was the section on breastfeeding. The author seemed to have a bad experience with her preemie and breastfeeding and her discouragement really came out in this section. I guess it was good though because it motivated me to touch base with a lactation consultant so that I would not share in her breastfeeding disappointment. Overall this book did help me to better understand my new and unexpected life with my preemie.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Allison on March 9, 2010 - 9:56 pm
We bought this when our son was born 10 weeks early. This book is very well written and easy to understand. It takes you through the early NICU days all the way to school age. This book was very helpful to us during the NICU time because when it first happened we were clueless (and we sometimes found it hard to get answers from doctors). It gives you information so that you know what questions to ask your baby’s doctor. This book explained pretty much anything preemie related.
Highly recommended for any preemie parent!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by J. McGuinnes on March 10, 2010 - 12:08 am
My son was born seven weeks early and although we knew there was a possibility of this we were not prepared for some of the unique situations that we experienced. This book could be our story for how accurately it describes what happens from birth to the NICU. Five months later I still reference it. If you think you might have your baby early buy this now!
Rating: 5 / 5