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Support us with our 24 week NICU baby

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Support Nat and Sam with their 24 week NICU baby, Kitt

Birkdale, Auckland

After two devastating miscarriages, we were excited to be pregnant again with our baby boy due in December.

We had a rough pregnancy — salmonella, kidney stones, and cervical cerclage all made a visit — and then on 22 August, our baby boy decided he couldn’t wait any longer and was born at 24 weeks 5 days. He’ll be in Starship NICU until at least December.

He’s been a little fighter already, and we’re crossing fingers he keeps fighting and pulls through.

Unfortunately this meant Nat had to stop work immediately, 4 months earlier than planned, and we’ve had a bunch of extra expenses. If you can spare a little to help us adjust, we’d appreciate it a lot. Funds will also go to paying for his RSV immunisations as these are no longer funded and cost $4,000

If you can’t spare any money right now, we also have a Support Crew app where local Auckland folks can help us with chores and kai.

Use of funds

Sudden expenses for our prem baby, including helping us with transport and life costs, any extra will go towards his ongoing medical support, such as RSV immunisations, as he grows.

Other page links

app.supportcrew.co/register?invitationCode=4e29029e-5fe6-43b6-9f7f-1dfdf7c35a51

We’ve moved to North Shore! 21 October 2024

Last Tuesday we got the surprise news that Kitt was being moved to North Shore Hospital SCBU (Special Care Baby Unit), a level 2 facility. Kitt has been in level 3 intensive care at Auckland City up until now and it’s both scary and exciting that he’s ready to move. He’s now just over 2kg but still on breathing support with CPAP and a feeding tube. It’s hard watching him have desaturations and not be able to breathe independently but we’re cuddling him as often as we can.

On the home front, we’re pushing through the exhaustion but we’ve almost run out of frozen meals folks made. If you can help, there’s a link to our support crew page on our main give a little page.

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