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A podcast discussing and documenting the challenges and successes we've had, as parents of a micro preemie. Our daughter, Talley, was born 15 weeks early and spent 89 days in the NICU. Nobody can be prepared for a premature arrival, and we were no exception. We're here to discuss our experiences, answer questions, and share success stories and setbacks as well. Welcome! Please subscribe and like, and share if you're so inclined. If you have a question or a story, you can comment or message o ...
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Mike and Stephanie chat about Talley's Christmas and New Year's fun. Lots of presents, lots of fun, a visit from Santa, and lots of family! 2023 is going to be a big year for Talley, watch and see! #TeamTalley
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Mike and Stephanie discuss this year's Christmas holiday season. They compare this year with Talley, seeing lights, opening presents, visiting relatives, and enjoying what is basically her first, with her actual first and baby's first Christmases in general. Download the video to watch from YouTube using this link: https://youtu.be/z6ndOdEFY2M…
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Mike and Stephanie discuss Talley's personality development, her sense of humor, and other unique things about her. This episode is a break from the usual physical development challenges and stresses, and we look at the things that aren't necessarily on the adjusted age timeline.
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Mike and Stephanie discuss Talley's efforts to build her leg strength and learn to walk, and talk about physical therapy as a whole for preemies, micro preemies, and even carried to term babies.
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Stephanie and Mike discuss the joy and excitement of Talley crawling for the first time, how her physical therapy helped, and the emotional roller coaster of facing delays with a for micro preemie and former NICU baby. Prayers and shares, guys!
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Stephanie and Mike discuss Talley's ROP. What it is, what it can cause, treatments, and the roller coaster ride of being with our NICU warrior through this journey. You can also check out the Meet Cute Box at MeetCuteBox.com
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Stephanie and Mike discuss getting to hold Talley for the first time, the fears and the joys of holding such a tiny NICU warrior baby, and the benefits of skin to skin contact.
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Trailer for Team Talley: A Parental Pilgrimage with a Micro Preemie
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Stephanie and Mike discuss Talley's grade 4 brain bleeds she was determined to have hours after being born, and the roller coaster ride of MRI scans, surgery, and waiting that came after. That ride has continued beyond the NICU, as we will go into. Thanks for following along, and please subscribe and like or share! #TeamTalley…
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Team Talley Episode 3. Stephanie and I discuss Talley's time at home using oxygen support and the weaning process to get her off of that oxygen.
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Stephanie and I will sit down with our oldest daughter, Nevaeh, to discuss her thoughts and feelings about her baby sister coming home after being in the NICU for 89 days. Due to Covid restrictions, Stephanie and I were the only ones who were allowed in the hospital, so nobody got to meet her until she got home. Nevaeh was 10 at the time, and has a…
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First episodes are always tough. Where to begin? We wanted to start with some back story on Talley and her NICU stay last year. We'll go more into her post NICU time and our experiences with her in future episodes. Welcome and please let us know what you think, ask a question you'd like an answer to, or share a story. Also like and subscribe!…
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