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Ep 26. Born at 25 weeks gestation and 100 days in NICU
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In this episode we speak with Amber, one of the co-creators of the charity Tiny Sparks. This charity was created after the birth of Amber's 4th child.
At only 25 weeks gestation, Amber's waters broke. From here she was flown to Perth's King Edwards Hospital from her home town in Bunbury. Here she was put on bed rest for 4 days at which her footling breeched son decided to make his appearance.
But he didn't make his appearance in the way Amber had expected. Instead his little foot decided to push through Amber's cervix and as she describes it "flap around" in there. From here she was whisked off into theatre where her son would be born via emergency C-section.
Amber proceeds to explain to us just what it was like having her son in the NICU for 100 days. She talks about the how her recovery was, how her and her family managed the juggle amongst parenting and caring for all 4 of her children, and what peer support was available at the time.
From this experience sparked the creation of the new charity Tiny Sparks. By the time her son was past the major hurdles and into toddlerhood, her and 2 other families, who she became close with in the NICU, decided to join forces and create Tiny Sparks.
The charity works to help support other families going through their own experiences in the NICU or for women who are put on bedrest in the hospital.
To hear more about Amber's story and the charity tune into the episode.
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