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"Why My Preemie Hat is Important to Me"
It's 9:00 AM, hands are approaching my frail arms, chest and legs. A probe touches my armpit and a cold circular object is placed on my chest. Indistinguishable sounds reverberate in my Isolette. A diaper is placed and my legs pull up for warmth. Everything warm is a comfort to me. My Mom awaits......time to venture out of this box. My preemie hat is placed on my flattened head. It feels tight and warm. Most of my heat loss is through my head, so I need my hat to help me grow. If there is a chill, I cannot shiver. Not until I'm older and stronger. My Mom looks at me with my knit hat on and is full of love. She knows she can help to take care of me by keeping me warm and comfortable. My hat represents Mom's way of helping me when I can't help myself.
Written
by;
Nancy Schimelfenig RNC, BSN
Neonatal Nurse
Scranton CMC NICU
Articles:
Quad
Squad (Look for the Preemie Cap in this article!)
Baby, baby, baby, baby! Couple
hits the Jackpot
Dear Amy and Chris,
I am writing and sending congratulations to your family for several reasons.
First of all, I have always been fascinated with multiple births so I
have read about and followed your family since the prospective births
were first reported. I am so pleased each of the babies are all okay!
I have been teaching in the Mountain View Elementary School for 26 years, so kids are very special to me.
When the babies were
first shown on TV, I noticed their little caps and thought they looked
familiar. The photo on the front page of the newpaper on Tuesday of you
and Rhys with Ross looking on I was sure. My mother made the little knitted
caps your sons wore. She was thrilled to see them. You see, she spent
a week in CMC from Feb 4 to Feb 12 for heart problems. 
She
had catheterization and angioplasty done while there. She knits sweaters
for my niece and caps for the babies in the hospitals to occupy her time.
While she was in the hospital she had me bring the dozen hats she had
to the hospital and I took them to the neonatal unit. The nurses were
so pleased to get then and we had no idea that such famous babies would
wear them. My best wishes to your whole family. You are embarking on marvelous
journey.
Enjoy it.
Sincere Congratulations!
Cindy G Reynolds of PA
Special thanks to Lion
Brand Yarns for supporting PreemieCare
and all families of babies born preterm by providing this information.
Your friends and family members want to do something to celebrate the
birth of your new baby; but what can they do? They live across the country
from you? You can suggest that they either knit or crochet some different
color preemie caps for your precious new arrival.
Here is how:
It still amazes me after almost seven years since the birth of my “babies” that I get so choked up when I read anything about preemies. The letter heading the section on the preemie cap is so real and brought back a flood of memories for me with my four.
I'm so excited about this new website forum, it's great for families of preemies as they started on this adventurous ride into parenthood. The preemie caps are adorable. I still have the ones my four wore, they were striped white, pink and blue for the girls and blue for Taylor. Thanks so very much for including this on PreemieCare.
Cindi - mom of Faith, Hope, Taylor & Lauren (25w 5d)1998