“I use my grand IQ to decide what lip gloss to wear in the morning….” We are excited to announce our participation with Dramatic Production’s upcoming stage production of Heathers, the musical! Help us make a Dramatic Difference – book your tickets to the performance...
One of the achievements of Bake for Babies Co ordinator, Tina Martinovic, has been securing & organising Bake for Babies stalls at Handmade Canberra. She also ran the Handmade Bake for Babies stalls and raised a whopping $5,117. All the funds raised will go...
Ingredients Prep time: Approximately 15 minutes Oven temp: Preheat to 170C or 338F Makes: Approximately 14-16 cookies, using a dessert spoon per cookie (double the recipe for more) Source organic, local ingredients wherever possible. Lactation cookies need to be sweet...
Ella’s story (told by Ella’s mum Jo) I tested positive for GBS (Group B streptococcus) at 36 weeks gestation. I was told I needed to call the hospital when I was in labour and tell them that I was positive for GBS. I went into labour early hours of September 20...
First Day: It was about 3:00am on Sunday 16th November 2014 when i got the news, our son would be born in hours, not months like we had always expected. We were informed of the situation, that our son, our first child and first grandchild on both sides, had a 60%...
Katrina & Emma held a bake sale at their offices and raised a total of about $2,300. Katrina says the NICF is very close to her heart as her little man was born at 25weeks gestation. He spent 5 months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Canberra Hospital....
Well done Katrina and Noor. Katrina Summerell & friend Emma raised $2,394. Noor Mazen raised $4,000+. Katrina’s son was born at 25 weeks, 4 years ago. Noor’s at 23 weeks. Both boys had surgeries & complications including ROP & retinal detachment requiring...
Great feedback on our WOMBATs from the NICU Lactation Consultant: Hi Peter, Just reporting in, the Wombats continue to be a tremendous success. Their shape holds well with handwashing too. I have just delivered a set to a family. Their baby has been born at 24 weeks....
Emma’s Diary Note: 21/11/16: Oral glucose tolerance test at TCH followed by growth scan at Fetal Medicine Unit (FMU). 25 weeks + 4 days. Due date: 3/3/17. Little did I know that our world was about to be turned upside down, with the scan identifying the likely early...
Do you have time on your hands and willing to commit to a project? We have a number of one-off projects that we need help co-ordinating and running. If you have a particular skill that you believe would help out the NICF we would love to hear from you. Please fill out...
