{"id":937,"date":"2009-11-17T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T14:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/?p=937"},"modified":"2009-11-17T10:37:42","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T14:37:42","slug":"fight-for-preemies-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/fight-for-preemies-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight for Preemies in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, November 17, 2009, is the day to Fight for Preemies.  I&#8217;ve been telling the story of my micro-preemie son, Eli, on this blog and  posting our story once a week for Prematurity Awareness Month.  For this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggersunite.org\/event\/fight-for-preemies\" target=\"_blank\">Blogger&#8217;s Unite<\/a> event, I thought I would share photos and captions of our time in the NICU.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/891.jpg\" alt=\"89 Days\" title=\"89 Days\" width=\"510\" height=\"100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/891.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/891-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><br \/>\n<center><figure id=\"attachment_970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie91.jpg\" alt=\"Nose Cannulas need to be taped on the face.  Eli had a bad reputation of ripping his off.  Those sweet knit hats are made by volunteers for all the preemies.\" title=\"preemie91\" width=\"510\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie91.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie91-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nose Canulas need to be taped on the face.  Eli had a bad reputation of ripping his off.  Those sweet knit hats are made by volunteers for all the preemies.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie5.jpg\" alt=\"The technique for feeding a preemie is to squeeze the cheeks, support the chin and hold the baby and the bottle at the same time.  This was my first attempt... it took much more practice by both of us.\" title=\"preemie5\" width=\"510\" height=\"383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie5.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The technique for feeding a preemie is to squeeze the cheeks, support the chin and hold the baby and the bottle at the same time.  This was my first attempt... it took much more practice by both of us.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-973\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie10.jpg\" alt=\"Kangaroo Care, or K-Care, is supposed to be very beneficial to preemies.  You hold your baby, skin-on-skin, close to your heart.  It&#039;s one of the few ways you feel like you&#039;re actively helping your child.\" title=\"preemie10\" width=\"510\" height=\"251\" class=\"size-full wp-image-973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie10.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie10-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kangaroo Care, or K-Care, is supposed to be very beneficial to preemies.  You hold your baby, skin-on-skin, close to your heart.  It's one of the few ways you feel like you're actively helping your child.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-975\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie11.jpg\" alt=\"Eli&#039;s 1st Photo Session without being attached to the monitors.  That was a BIG day.  It was scary freedom in that Family Room in the hospital.\" title=\"preemie11\" width=\"491\" height=\"441\" class=\"size-full wp-image-975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie11.jpg 491w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie11-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli's 1st Photo Session without being attached to the monitors.  That was a BIG day.  It was scary freedom in that Family Room in the hospital.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-963\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie6.jpg\" alt=\"Testing his response to the car seat.  One of the final steps before Eli graduates form the NICU to our home.\" title=\"preemie6\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie6.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Testing his response to the car seat.  One of the final steps before Eli graduates from the NICU to our home.  He looks so tiny and he is swimming in the preemie clothes I bought.  Sweet little peanut.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-986\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie12.jpg\" alt=\"Saying goodbye to the NICU was bittersweet.  All the doctors and nurses are such special people and Eli couldn&#039;t have had better care.\" title=\"preemie12\" width=\"454\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie12.jpg 454w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/preemie12-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saying goodbye to the NICU was bittersweet.  All the doctors and nurses are such special people and Eli couldn't have had better care.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><\/p>\n<p>\n<P><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\nI hope you enjoyed meeting Eli.  You can read our story so far <a href=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/2009\/11\/01\/my-journey-to-the-nicu-and-beyond-part-one\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/2009\/11\/08\/my-journey-to-the-nicu-and-beyond-part-two\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/2009\/11\/15\/my-journey-to-the-nicu-and-beyond-part-three\/\">here<\/a>.  Another post will be up on Sunday to continue Eli&#8217;s story.  You can read other stories today on many blogs by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggersunite.org\/event\/fight-for-preemies\" target=\"_blank\">Blogger&#8217;s Unite<\/a> or by searching #fight4preemies on Twitter.  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