A blog about premature parenthood (from a dad's perspective). By Carl MacDonald; writer, husband, dad of twins.
England, United Kingdom
Joined May 2020
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Delighted to share that PremDad has been shortlisted for the Parent And Baby Awards 2025, hosted by @LuxLifestyleMag! 🎉
Learn more 👉 lux-life.digital/awards/
#Awards #BusinessExcellence
Help us raise awareness of the 1 in 10 babies born prematurely worldwide this #WorldPrematurityDay.
Seven of the babies in @icklepicklescharity’s awareness video were born prematurely but have all since thrived thanks to specialised neonatal care.
Neonatal equipment is essential to save lives and support families. Donate to fund life-saving equipment at your local neonatal unit: theicklepickles.enthuse.com
Let's make a BIG difference to small babies this November!
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Thank you SO much to everyone who came to the launch of my book, #TwentyFourPlusSix, last night. Amazing to celebrate with so many people who had a connection with the book in some way @RMHCUK @drcmharris @IcklePickles @mariachifa5 @premdad_uk Feeling very grateful & supported 💜
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It's finally here! #PublicationDay for #TwentyFourPlusSix 📖 🍾🥂 🥳🎉!!! I can't really believe it! Amazing feeling to hold it in my hand! Order your copy from major retailers like Amazon, your local bookshop or my website brettbooks.co.uk/twenty-four…… 🎉💐🥳
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@premdad_uk your review of my book made it on to the Feedspot digest 🥳🎉!! – at Salston, England
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Thank you so much to @premdad_uk for this amazing review of my book 📖. #TwentyFourPlusSix is out in 3 days time on 24th October! 🥳 🎉 Grab your copy here bit.ly/3EH2Svx
NEW: Read my review of @Amy_PreemieMum's book which provides a raw, emotional account of one of life’s toughest journeys.
#prematurity #premaware
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NEW: Read my review of @Amy_PreemieMum's book which provides a raw, emotional account of one of life’s toughest journeys.
#prematurity #premaware
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The excitement and joy of becoming a parent were completely lost to fear, anxiety, worry and concern.
My sons spent 9 weeks in hospital, but the mental health impacts were far longer lasting. In fact, I don't think I've ever been quite the same person.
For anyone in this situation now, I hope the light is there for you. You're not alone.
Read more on how having a baby in NICU impacts your mental health: premdad.co.uk/premature-birt…
#worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #nicumentalhealth #parentalmentalhealth
Great article here from @Amy_PreemieMum about mental health and #NICU. lifeofapreemiemum.com/2023/0…
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My book 📖 is available to pre-order today 🍾🥂! Head to Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles, Smith's or Bookshop and get your copy of #TwentyFourPlusSix. In Kindle📱 and paperback 📚. Join me in advocating for ⬆️ #compassion in #neonatalcare
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Ah yes because the underdeveloped, immature organs of tiny premature babies must be in such high demand.
Were YOU personally involved in the case? No, so let the families grieve without spouting your nonsense offensive conspiracy bullshit.
Is it possible that nurse Lucy Letby is innocent? This criminal lawyer thinks so.
Could the whole thing be a cover-up? Or a set-up? Could there be links to organ-harvesting? Some people think so. Perhaps police should investigate the Trust’s bank accounts around the time of those poor babies’ deaths.
Remember - unless you are personally involved in the case, all you really ‘know’ is what you read in the papers, see on TV and hear in the news. Anything you see, you’re MEANT to see. There are agendas at play here that most people know nothing about.
QUESTION EVERYTHING.
youtu.be/qwunlsP6nbA
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If your baby has received care in a neonatal intensive care unit and they are due to be discharged home soon/ have been discharged home within the past 6-months we would love to hear from you!
Click on the link to find out more 👉🏼 bit.ly/443ROE6
The EXPAND study is exploring how parents experience the first year at home after their baby is discharged from neonatal intensive care. We would like to know the potential impact on parental mental health & what support NICU families really need.
#neotwitter #nicu #nicuparent
It's the fourth anniversary of the day we brought our twins home from the #NICU, after 66 days on the #neonatal unit.
Here's my experience of that momentous event.
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Today, we’re gifting #FathersDay presents in neonatal units across the country to celebrate all #NICU super dads. It can be terrifying but remember to take one day at a time. @premdad_uk shares his #NICUjourney & has some great advice in his blog.
More: icklepickles.org/news/father…
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It's #FathersDay on Sunday, and to mark the occasion, we are re-sharing our 5 tips to #Support Dads Through the #Neonatal Journey animation.💜 Click the link to watch the full video: ow.ly/pf6N50OLTEM
Please share our video to help support all the amazing Dads out there!😀
