Thank you Knit World
Special thanks to Knit World who choose to support The Neonatal Trust and have been busy helping promote the use of wool for neonatal babies. This wee pile of beautiful woollen cardigans was recently delivered to the Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and...
Christmas 2020
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...
Thank you Dorothy L Newman Charitable Trust
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...
Kora – 23weeks, 4 days
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...
Our 23 week, 495gram miracle
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...
Our precious Colton
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...
Noah – our surgical neonatal baby
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...
A rollercoaster of emotions
As told by a very brave ex NICU mum On the 28th March 2019, my husband and I went to our routine check up with my obstetrician which we had to have as I have pre existing health issues which could cause complications throughout pregnancy. For a few weeks now been...
Hapū with Arlie – our 26 weeker
As told by mum, Christie, Hapū with my third baby everything was just like the times before. We were busy working, looking after our two year old and four year old, and building our first home. I had a day off work to take my kids to get their vaccines and as I was...
The Brown Familys neonatal journey
As told by mum, Kara Our NICU journey started on Monday 8th October 2018 10am, we welcomed Bentley Andrew Brown into our would who was delivered by C-section at 34weeks gestation weighing 2200grams. I was given 3 days to prepare for the early delivery after being...
