Customer Reviews

Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years

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This book has lots of information about the hospital stay and I would recommend only to parents whose baby has just been born. My baby has been home for several months, and because the title said "The First Five Years" I was very disappointed. There was very little of relevance to me now or for the future.

This book is an excellent resource for a new parent of a preemie. Its primary focus is on parenting your baby in the NICU, and its filled with advice on how to handle your baby, ways to provide comfort and more protection and assistance in interacting with professionals in the NICU. Overall it is a comforting book which introduces you to the astonishing world of neonatal intensive care.

The title is really a bit of a misnomer, as what the book does best is provide information for the new parent, especially one whose baby is doing relatively well and is not extremely premature. For someone whose situation is more fragile, I would recommend this be supplemented by one of the more extensive books in our recommendations on prematurity.org. However, there is a broad audience for this book, as most preemies will do well in the NICU and after; for those parents this is a gentle and supportive introduction.

I honestly thought it would be about the first 5 years but it was mainly about the hospital stay. It did explained about procedures and things like that. It really didnt have anything about after, when they got to come home. No milestones info or catching up or maybe any problems your baby may have.

I bought this after my twins came home and it was a waste of money. I'm glad I bought it used. My babies just turned 3 months old and there is really no helpful information in the book.

This is useless to me after the first three months. No ongoing info given thereafter. I was/am not pleased.

The Preemie Parents' Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years

I bought this book because I needed more clarity on this subject.
I was blessed with a preemie born 02Lb 5oz. This book was a great help at an uncertain time when I needed it most! I highly recommend this book, and buying online with Amazon.com!

I got this book after a week that my twins were born at 28 weeks of GA.
Found it very helpful to understand and very precise when you are overwhelmed with this emotional roller coaster and when you are trying to understand the terms of all the conditions that you babies are dealing with.
IF you are at a more advance stage, where your kids are about to go home OR have been already in the NICU for a while, then, you may know already everything that is explained in this book, therefore, you should look for something else that will teach you how to deal with situations you may come across after your babies go Home

This book was comprehensive and broke down the information into a simple format. It included many great pictures for references.

I'm eleven and I want to be a NICU nurse and I think it gives a lot of information. It has many pictures that help explain it. This book is great!