Please enjoy Preemie Prints' families’ inspirational story & photos.
Consider supporting our mission to share hope with families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill. We thank our supporters, Preemie Prints volunteers, and donors for allowing us to continue touching the lives of NICU, preemie, and angel families.
We pray these special memories from Preemie Prints
will help families heal and remember how strong
they were in overcoming their NICU journey together.
A NICU STORY | THOUGHTS FROM MOM
“Our sons name is Lorenzo
Decklyn. He was born 6 weeks premature on July 4th 2015 at 11:10pm. He was 5
lbs. 8.2 oz. and 18 inches long. His birth story was an unexpected one. I was
eventually diagnosed with atypical HELLP and atypical Preeclampsia. After 4 days
in the hospital with no answers and much stress, it became too much for him and
he was delivered via emergency c-section.
After 3 days in the hospital
we were going to be discharged the following day when the nursery staff noticed
a feeding issue, he appeared to not ever be hungry. Turns out Lorenzo had a
spasming pylorus. This is the sphincter muscle that lets food out of your
stomach and into your lower intestines. His food sat in his stomach for hours
so he appeared full. He ended up needing a feeding tube for 25 days to let this
muscle mature. In the meantime, he was supplemented with IVs. However, he kept
blowing his IVs and this resulted in an unexpected problem. Without IVs for
nourishment, he'd get weaker. He once had 3IVs in one day. We were extremely
worried about this getting worse and both issues could result in surgery. We
were lucky enough that my breastmilk via feeding tube got him healthy enough
just in the nick of time to not need IVs any longer. Yay! Then we had to wait
for his pylorus to heal. Finally, Lorenzo came home after 27 days in the NICU,
the day before his mommy's birthday!”
A Note From Jen:
“Lorenzo, despite being born
early and spending time in the NICU with feeding issues, has some of the best
chubby cheeks I've had the pleasure of working with! This little guy spent time
in the NICU, struggling to eat, and finally came home with his family after 27
days. He was so sweet and his family was
lovely to photograph. Best wishes to
this little fighter!”
Photos belong to our volunteer photographers, families,
and organization please do not use for any purpose.
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Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sharing hope with NICU families through a variety of support programs. One of those programs is the gift of NICU photography and preemie photography. NICU families from across the US can request a no-charge photography session by a Preemie Prints volunteer. The family request from can be found on the right side of our website. These sessions are free of charge and for any NICU family, regardless of time spent in the NICU. The NICU photo shoot can take place inside the NICU or after baby is discharged and at home until their 1st birthday. Facing time in a NICU with a premature or critically ill baby is an extremely difficult time for families. Preemie Prints has a mission to share hope by letting families know they are not alone. Preemie Prints currently has over 100 volunteers nationwide. We are always looking for more volunteers to share in our mission! If you are interested, please email sherri@preemieprints.org and visit our website at www.preemieprints.org. To date Preemie Prints and our volunteers have gifted over 400 NICU family sessions.
This was a Preemie Prints NICU graduate photography session that took place near Henrietta, NY.
We're thankful to the family for sharing their story & memories in support of other NICU families.
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