by Justine Brooker | Dec 24, 2020 | Latest News, Our Support
Christmas day is a day for families to get together, be together and make memories. For hundreds of families this Christmas, their memories will be different to most with their baby (or babies, in the case of multiples) in a neonatal unit. There are over 400...
by Justine Brooker | Dec 14, 2020 | Latest News, Our Support
The Neonatal Trust would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Dorothy L Newman Charitable Trust for its recent donation of nearly which enabled The Trust to purchase a new Medela Symphony Breast Pump which is made available to mothers in the Wellington...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 30, 2020 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Tangiwai, When I was 20 weeks pregnant I decided to have a joint gender reveal/baby shower celebration. My family thought I was crazy however little did we all know, our little miracle would make her appearance 3 weeks later. After consulting my...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 25, 2020 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Amber. Amiracle was born on the 8/3/2020 weighing 495 grams and and 23 weeks gestation. My father in-law passed away that day and as we left our home in Auckland to Tauranga my waters broke. Amiracle was born in Waikato hospital feet first. It was a...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 13, 2020 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Amy In February we discovered we were pregnant for the fourth time. It shocked our world after 3 miscarriages, 5 years since our last pregnancy and 10 years of waiting. Week by week, our child proved to be a survivor. We should of known, because he was...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 11, 2020 | Latest News, Personal Stories
As told by mum, Lisa We found out we were pregnant with our second baby, Noah on Christmas Day 2018. After a year of fertility issues (PCOS), we got a positive pregnancy test. We were so excited to be having another baby and for our first child, Liam, to have a...