Preemies are rockstars – K McCadden Photography

World wide 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely, that is before 37 weeks gestation. Here in Canada that number is 1 in 12. Today is World Prematurity Day which celebrates these extra tiny miracles! Four and a half years ago my oldest daughter arrived 9 weeks early at 2lbs 15 oz so this day is a special one for us. We will be forever grateful for the amazing staff at the Royal Alex NICU in Edmonton, Alberta who took such great care of our girl – and so many others each and every day. It is amazing however tiny our girl was to look around and see other babies who were more than half her size! Preemies are fighters and we our thankful for our little fighter!

Happy World Prematurity Day to all preemie rock stars!

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November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 by Karen Categories: Children's session, UncategorizedTags: #PreemiePowerCanada, #WorldPrematurityDay, Barrhaven Children's Photographer, Barrhaven Newborn Photographer, K McCadden Photography, Ottawa Children's Photographer, Ottawa Newborn Photographer, Preemies are rockstars, The 8x10 picture is larger than life size!, Then and Now Leave a comment

World prematurity day is quickly approaching next week, on November 17th. Four and a half years ago my oldest daughter surprised us by arriving 9 weeks early. She weigh in at only 2lbs 15oz and those first days and weeks were so scary. We spent one day shy of 6 weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with her; those 6 weeks were some of the longest weeks of my life. We couldn’t have made it through without the amazing NICU staff and other preemie parents we met during our stay.

When I heard that the Parents of Preemies association here in Ottawa was looking for donations for their online auction to fund the parent packages given to preemie families in Ottawa’s NICUs, I decided that this was a cause I needed to support. Please go over to their Facebook page and place a bid on any item that catches your eye, but especially item number 9. I have donated a baby or child milestone session and included a 11×14″ canvas print. The auction is open until November 12th at 8 pm!

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016 by Karen Categories: Baby Session, Children's session, UncategorizedTags: Baby milestone session, Canvas Print, Child Milestone session, Miracles, Ottawa baby photographer, Ottawa NICU, Parents of Preemies Auction, Preemies are rockstars, World Prematurity Day Leave a comment

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World Prematurity Day 2016

Parents of Preemies Association Auction