Bringing home a baby from the hospital is scary and overwhelming for any parent but when your child is born ten weeks early, the overwhelm can reach a new level. Liam was born at 30 weeks gestation, weighing in at only 2lbs 10.7oz. Because of his size, he required...
When Katherine “Kate” Ferguson’s daughter Niviah was accepted into an intensive pediatric program at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, she didn’t know that the Ronald McDonald House was an option. Mary Free Bed was the only multi-disciplinary program that could...
Meet Ahmiracle Quinonez – she is just over 15 months old and an extraordinarily happy toddler who loves to share kisses with her mama, Maria. Ahmiracle’s birth was just that – a miracle – unexpected but welcome. She was born on October 10, 2018, three months early at...
We welcomed our little peanut, Charleigh James Franks, into the world on Saturday, August 24th. She was born at 35 weeks and 5 days at 3 lbs. 6 oz. Throughout the pregnancy, we were driving an hour and a half both directions to attend appointments at Maternal Fetal...
Like many second time moms, Lindsey Klastow didn’t expect an emergency C-section at 31 weeks into her pregnancy due to preeclampsia. Not only was she facing recovery from the unplanned surgery but also a long commute between her home in Ludington, MI and Helen DeVos...
“Think of the milestones we would have missed if we couldn’t stay close”, says Nadia as she talks to Chance about their baby Axel. Nineteen-year-old Nadia is from McBain, MI- about an hour and half away. She was in Grand Rapids on bed rest for three weeks and...
