The Preemie Clothes Guide

The Preemie Clothes Guide explains how to sew and shop for preemie clothes. It provides practical advice, tutorials, resources and encouragement to anyone interested in clothes for preemie babies and toddlers.

The Preemie Clothes Guide will help answer your questions and find the resources you need. The Preemie Clothes Guide offers video tutorial on preemie knitting and preemie crocheting, links to preemie patterns, articles on preemie clothes, and resources for preemie support. Read the latest posts below or go read articles in Preemie Sewing or Preemie Support.

Video Tutorials: Crochet Preemie Hats (YouTube Movie Demonstrations)

Would you like to learn how to crochet a cute preemie hat or preemie cap – for free? Online video tutorials provide step by step demonstrations of baby hat crochet projects. You can watch the best baby hat video tutorials here, with annotated descriptions. In addition to the preemie hat tutorial, some exceptional baby hat tutorials with suggestions on modifications for preemie hats are included.

Crochet Vintage Preemie Hat – Complete Tutorial

This preemie hat tutorial is the place to start, as it is the only online video tutorial specifically for crocheting a preemie hat. Michael’s style is encouraging and easy to follow in this exceptional video tutorial demonstrating how to crochet a preemie hat or preemie cap from start to finish. The complete tutorial demonstrates all the steps to crochet a preemie hat; Michael also has tutorial videos on YouTube of the individual steps to crochet your preemie hat. You can watch the complete Crochet Vintage Preemie Hat Tutorial above or go to the preemie hat tutorial on YouTube.

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Advice for New Preemie Parents

Advice for New Preemie Parents: Recommended Articles

Mother watches over her preemie.

Mother watches over her preemie.

Used wisely, preemie articles on the internet can provide important information and support for new preemie parents. The preemie articles linked below will help you understand what to expect in the NICU and how to support yourself and your preemie.

Anticipating the Birth of a Premature Infant
This preemie article for new parents provides answers to questions expectant parents may have when they find out their baby will be born prematurely.

The First Visit to the NICU
The preemie article describes how it feels the first time you visit the NICU to see your preemie, from a preemie dad’s perspective.

Roles of Effective Preemie Parent Advocates
This important preemie article explains the various roles preemie parents must play when advocating and caring for their preemies in the NICU.

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Recommended Preemie Books

Preemie books are an important resource for parents and grandparents of preemies, providing support from their preemies time in the hospital through their early years at home. The birth and early life of a preemie and their family is not an easy one but the information and support in these preemie books can make this difficult journey easier.

Newborn Intensive Care: What Every Parent Needs to Know

Editor: Jeanette Zaichkin

This is a top notch introduction to the world of preemie care that should be available to every parent coping with premature birth of their baby or babies.  This book educates and supports preemie parents from entry to the world of the neonatal intensive care through the time of transition home.

Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey

Authors: Deborah L. Davis and Mara Tesler Stein

This preemie parent support book guides you on the roller coaster ride of a preemie parent- from the first shock of the news and sight of your newborn child to the roller coaster ride in the NICU and on to the peaks and valleys of your preemie’s time at home.

The Preemie Parents’ Companion : The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years.

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