In The Preemie Parents' Companion, author Susan L. Madden takes the cherished role of an informed friend and guides you from your earliest meeting with your child in the NICU through the transition of your child's first year at home. In this parent-to-parent book, the tone is reassuring, the text flows easily and unavoidable jargon is minimized and explained. While the enormity of the daunting task of giving birth to a premature child and the traumatic atmosphere of the NICU is acknowledged, the focus on issues central to parenting a preemie makes this book an very important supplement to more traditional baby care books. Parents new to the NICU and those preparing to come home will benefit tremendously from The Preemie Parents' Companion. Also recommended highly as an introduction to prematurity for relatives and close friends. This is an excellent guide for parents of preemies who are generally healthy, relatively far along in gestation and larger in size.

Why We Love This Book: We love this book because it explains - in a reassuring and been-there tone - what to expect in raising a premature NICU baby. Discharge can seem daunting, but this book breaks it down. The ultimate cheat-sheet to parenting a preemie so that the joys are less obscured by the fallout from understandable NICU stress.

What To Express In Your Card: I know you have been really busy. I hoped that this book might provide some information you may now need to know. I know you got this - so so got this. I just thought if you needed a quick reference maybe this would come in handy. You are truly a rock star mom. When can I come visit?