Welcome to CQ Premmies, The needs of parents in Central Queensland are unique. There are no large hospitals here. Parents of infants born very premature have to leave there homes for many months while their baby is cared for in one of the large tertiary hospitals. Often Mum is with their prem baby while Dad must stay at home due to work commitments and / or to care for the baby’s older siblings. Even when you bring your prem home the challenges continue. Follow up health care for your prem often means …
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Most premmie mums will find themselves almost constantly hooked up to the breast pump, expressing that precious milk for bubs, it can be quite a task to tackle and thankfully we have come across this wonderful little write up on Exclusive pumping.
Take a look, and I’m sure all will find very insightful!
(ok so a second look has reminded me that its not exactly little ! – but still very very good!)
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Central QLD Prems is in the process of sewing up a storm – if you would like to help out by donating some cotton fabric please let us know and we can make arrangements to get it to us. contact_us@cqpremmies.com
idealy anything bigger than 50×50 cm – printed or plain cotton!
I will be back to post some pics of a few completed gowns in the next few days
alternately – if you are a sewer and would like to help out in sewing up some gowns – please do let us …
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Central QLD Premmies is seeking assistance in getting some bags for our parent pack contents to go in!
DO you know of anyone that can help us out? (they need to be at least A4 sized with carry handles preferably!!)
If you can help out or know or know of someone that can help us out please let us no!!
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CQ Premmies is working on creating some new prem parent packs to be distributed by the Mackay Base Hospital and the Rockhampton Hospital. (i am yet to make contact with either hospital about the distribution of these packs – and it is high on my to do list…. one of those i am getting to !)
In these packs i plan on having a few info fliers for Prem related products and services, as well as some little samples (very happy to announce one lot of samples – Gum Drop Premmie …
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It all started at 8 weeks. “Do you have twins in your family?” was the question asked by the doctor after looking for a minute or two at an ultrasound. “I can share care you here in Emerald. However, you will need to be monitored in Rockhampton”. This started our many trips to Rockhampton.
We were doing really well until the 23 week stage when I was flown to Rockhampton by RFDS in pre term labour. I was in hospital for a week on many drugs to stop the labour. At …
