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Guidelines and Form for Sharing your Child's Story

 

We want to allow everyone who has had a premature child to tell us a little bit about their child, so that we may post it on the website for the benefit of other families.  Here are the how's and what's of this process.

 

1. By submitting your story, you agree to allow it to be posted on this site.  Please do not include any information that would compromise your privacy, or that of your child.  We will screen each submission, and reserve the right to edit out any information--or decline to post any submission altogether--that we deem inappropriate for the site.  For instance, we will only post first names on the site.

 

2. Because of space limitations, each submission must be 600 characters (approximately 100 words) or less.  We encourage you to give a very brief summary of your child's issues then and now.  If your child did not survive the NICU experience or the aftermath, please do not hesitate to share your story.  You can choose to include or not include your e-mail address to be posted.  We also encourage you to send one "then" picture and one "now" picture (each picture must be 300kb or less to be included, and for the time being should be attached in a separate e-mail to roberts99@comcast.net).

 

3. Submissions will be posted, based on year of birth and in order of birthweigh, on the "We Were Preemies" page.

 

4. You are welcome to later add, or to update, pictures or e-mail addresses or your child's story by sending a follow-up e-mail to roberts99@insightbb.com (with the appropriate attachment if applicable) .

 

5. By submitting your story or viewing other stories, you agree not to use the site for solicitation or marketing purposes of any kind; anyone violating this policy will immediately be asked not to use the site again.

 

6. You are also welcome just to e-mail us the details of your child's story rather than using the form below.  roberts99@insightbb.com is our address.

 

If you have read and agree to these policies, then you may proceed to the...

 

Project Seahorse Story Submission Form

(special note:  if you experience any difficulties with this form, please e-mail roberts99@insightbb.com to inform us; also include your info in the e-mail, and it will get posted.)

If you have multiples, you may either send in several forms, OR you may...   1) copy (ctrl + c) the entire form below, 2) click on this link,

 3) paste the form into the resulting e-mail once for each child, and 4) complete the appropriate questions without re-typing duplicate info

 First Name(s) of Parent(s):    First Name of Child:

Child's Gender: M    F   

Month of Birth:     Year of Child's Birth:       Weeks Gestation that Child was Born:   

State that child was born in:          State where you live now:

Child's Birthweight:  lb. oz.                            Did your child survive?  Yes  No       

If yes, approximately how much time did s/he stay in the NICU? 

Tell your premature child's story in 600 characters or less (approximately 100 words) in any way that you choose (feel free to tell about issues that s/he dealt with, how s/he's doing today, feelings that you felt/feel, encouragement to other families, or whatever you would like within the guidelines above).

 

Optional E-mail address (to be included on site so that other families can contact you):