Premmie Stories

Name: Cruze Walker
DOB: 22/02/2012
Gestation: 25weeks 6days
Pregnancy: Pregnancy was going along fine until my waters broke whilst watching my daughter play basketball unexpectadly then flown by chopper to melb and so it begins.
Birth: Born at The Mercy Hospital For Women by emergency cesarean he was then taken to NICU
NIS: A total of 101 days in hospital 9 weeks in melb then transferred to ballarat for 3 weeks come home in late may for one week only to end back in hospital again for another week
Home: It was very exciting to bring our son home also nerveracking and very overwhelming we didnt tell anybody not even the kids it was a surprise
Then: Cruz was born at 905grams which is about 1lb6oz now he weighs approx 12lb4oz although he is the size of a 3-4 month ond he is actually 7months old he will catch up eventually but good things come in small packages ;)