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mercredi 25 janvier 2017

These Parents Are Sharing Photos of Their Preemie Twins in the NICU to Spread Hope

Most aspects of parenting are better with an "we're all in this together" mentality, which is why Jourdan and Matt Moore are reaching out to parents with premature babies or little ones in the NICU with a message of hope. Through their Instagram page, "Journey to Mini-Moore," the couple has chronicled everything they've gone through to become parents, from embryo adoption and surrogacy to their twins' premature birth and their stay in the NICU before going home.

Now, with 1-year-old Jaxson and Cadence thriving at home, their throwback photos are going viral.

Jourdan began posting the older photos when she found a few while scrolling through her phone. In one photo of Matt holding a tiny baby Jaxson, she described the struggles her son was facing on the same day a year previous: "One year ago, Oct. 16, Jaxson fit inside his daddy's hand. He was 23 days old and weighed 1l pounds, 8 ounces."

"Exactly one week prior he had a breathing spell unlike any others. I was there with him when he stopped breathing and his heart dropped so low it almost stopped. I watched an amazing team of NICU staff jump into action. His tiny body was still and gray as one nurse gave chest compressions with her thumbs, another breathed for him with a bag, and a doctor reintubated him placing the tube down his throat.

In that moment I thought I might never see this beautiful scene again, father holding his son. A week later here we were, enjoying the preciousness of life. And now this father wrestles with and works to keep up with the same little boy who is a non-stop ball of energy and a constant source of joy in our lives."

Although both twins are home and doing well, Cadence needs oxygen at night due to chronic lung disease and has to use a feeding tube to supplement her nutrition, but is expected to grow out of both tubes soon. Jaxon is nearsighted and wears glasses, and both are small for their age, which Jourdan says "is to be expected."

In addition, they both go to physical, occupational, and speech therapy regularly to help keep them progressing toward their developmental milestone goals. However, their medical obstacles are not holding this family back from sharing the joy that comes with being able to bring your baby home after a difficult stay in the NICU.

"We hope other NICU parents find hope in our story and the importance of skin-to-skin 'kangaroo care,' not just for mothers but for fathers as well," Matt told The Huffington Post. Jourdan added: "The purpose of our social media accounts is to spread hope to preemie parents, those struggling with infertility, and spread embryo adoption awareness. If we didn't expose where we came from, some of our most difficult moments, then we wouldn't be fully revealing the depth of the joy we are enjoying today."

Scroll through to see photos of the Moore family's journey.

mercredi 25 janvier 2017