Preemies

As a new mother of twins, there is nothing more incredible than having your babies finally home with you, safe and sound. However, what would you do if you had an emergency? Would you be ready for something as basic as a feeding emergency? With permission from Birthing magazine, I…

Just this morning, I was remembering as I always do on #WorldPrematurityDay, how my twins began their little, delicate lives. They are healthy and thriving now, but there was a time they couldn’t even breath on their own. It made me associate the state of this pandemic to life with…

It was a delight to meet Laura Casella in person and chat about Shopping From The Heart 2017 with her on Global Montreal. For a detailed explanation of the event, here is the segment. Thank you very much to Laura and Global Montreal for having me on and for spreading…

It may just seem like a simple loving act from a mother to her child, but every moment your newborn baby is getting a hug, they are being nourished in so many powerful ways. I remember researching this when I was pregnant with my twins. Being pregnant with twins gives…

I woke in the intensive care unit with a nurse looking at me, telling me everything was fine. I was so tired. I remember a warm blanket was on top of me and I could feel the weight of it on my body. They rolled me into another room. I…

“He’s not breathing…he’s not breathing!” It was the middle of the night, my husband and I had both preemie twins home and I had just nursed one and was nursing the other. His job was to get the first fed little one to burp. With a sense of calm, I…

For more information on how you can help, visit The Canadian Premature Awareness Foundation.

 “You are going into pre-term labour and we need to have you admitted.” I was 28 weeks pregnant with my twins. I was not prepared for anything that would happen next.  As a mama of multiples, you start your pregnancy with full knowledge that you are at a higher risk…

Today I want to address something that I never have on my blog, but that many mamas have had to face. I have much to say about this topic so more posts will be coming soon, but first I want to acknowledge the issue. Since today is World Premature Day, I thought it was important to acknowledge a very real truth: premature births are hard. There, I said it. I never have, but it is very true.