Support for Harper's NICU Journey

On the 26th of April 2021 at 5.34am Nicole and Ryan welcomed the very early arrival of their premature baby girl, Harper May Eder.

Only days before Harper's arrival Nicole was flown to Wellington Hospital and in the early hours of the 26th of April Harper was born via emergency cesarean. Harper was born 14 weeks early and weighed only 810g. In the first 2 weeks doctors were unsure if Harper was going to survive as she was septic due to bacterial meningitis. Harper is a fighter and is now 5 weeks old but she is still battling a lot.

The main current health issues Harper is faced with includes bacterial meningitis, an open duct in her heart, a small brain bleed, low thyroid levels and lung problems. Harper will be in hospital until around her due date (31st of July) but this time may also be extended. Once Harper is stable enough she will be transferred to Palmerston North Hospital. Unfortunately Harper's health has not improved enough for her to be transferred yet and is likely to remain in Wellington NICU for longer than first hoped.

Nicole and Ryan are already 37 days into Harper's NICU Journey - it's been 40 days since Nicole was flown to Wellington. Nicole is staying at the Ronald McDonald House while Harper is in the Wellington NICU and Ryan is back in Feilding with their 18 month old daughter Addison. Due to their current situation Nicole has had to close her business and Ryan has had decrease the hours he works. At this stage the doctors are unable to tell Nicole and Ryan what their future with Harper will look like and how long they could be in hospital for. I have made this page to help at least take the financial stress off them as I want them to be able to be there for both Harper and Addison without having to worry and stress about costs.