My niece was born prematurely at 28 weeks and she was in the neotnatal intensive care unit (NICU) for three months. What can you give someone in the NICU? You can’t send flowers; you often can’t visit because of germs; you can’t send diapers because they’re often a special size you can only get in the NICU. I couldn’t find anything appropriate. That’s when I first had the idea for a preemie baby book. Dreemie Preemie baby book pages are tailored to preemie or NICU babies. Parents can track milestones with a preemie’s adjusted age versus actual age. With our NICU pages, parents can chart medical milestones, like moving from a feeding tube to a bottle, or the first time a baby can wear clothes or bathe. My own daughter was born at 38 weeks, but she spent eight days in the NICU, and I used the NICU pages to document her progress in the hospital.
We’re working on Dreemie Preemie’s brand image and planning a website makeover for easier online shopping. I’m also looking forward to expanding what we do. Most people don’t receive Dreemie Preemie pages until they get home, when they might not remember everything that happened at the hospital. We’re trying to work with hospitals to get our pages to parents in the NICU, while they can still remember the information and record it.