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“There were no questions when we introduced ourselves as Remi’s mummies” – Carla’s story #Pride

June 27, 2025

When Carla and Shan’s baby spent 38 days in the NICU after being born at 30+6 weeks. Having their family structure respected by staff throughout…
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“Without Bliss’ informative website, Sam would've missed out on so much time with Orla” – Faith’s Story #NeonatalLeaveandPay

June 19, 2025

Faith and Sam used Bliss’ #NeonatalLeaveandPay information to ask his employer for much-needed flexible working when their baby was born at 28-weeks…
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"I was trying my best to be there for everyone." – Chris' story #FathersDay

June 12, 2025

Like many dads, Chris battled feelings of guilt while his 33-weeker was on the SCBU. He did his best to be present for Arthur and his recovering wife…
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“I would recommend any parent facing a stay in NICU visit the Bliss website” – Laura’s Story

May 27, 2025

After an emergency C-section at 30 weeks, the Bliss website helped Laura make sense of her overwhelming NICU experience.
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“One of the most difficult parts was seeing other babies being moved to the less dependency units after just a few days” – Dan's Story

May 15, 2025

Born at 23+6 weeks weighing just 488g, Dan’s baby Madison spent a total of 138 days in neonatal care - over Christmas, Mother’s Day and Easter -…
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“You aren't responsible for your baby’s early arrival” – Sophie's Story

May 01, 2025

When Sophie had her baby by emergency C-section at 35 weeks, she struggled to get over the guilt of him being born premature.
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"I’m attempting a double marathon to raise money for Bliss" – Gethin’s Story

April 25, 2025

When baby Phoebe arrived at just 31 weeks, Gethin and his wife’s expectations about childbirth disappeared. Now he is running the London Marathon –…
Mercy

"Being able to gain a clear understanding about my journey of life is what inspired me to become a nurse" – Mercy's story

April 22, 2025

Born at 25 weeks and 6 days and her parents' rainbow baby, Mercy's journey inspired her to study children's nursing
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“It’s difficult to put into words what this would have meant to us” – Hayley’s Story #NeonatalLeaveandPay

April 10, 2025

To celebrate the start of #NeonatalLeaveandPay Hayley shares how she and her partner felt robbed of their parental leave when their premature twin…
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“We had family flying in to help which was logistically and emotionally exhausting” – Helen’s Story #NeonatalLeaveandPay

March 20, 2025

As the start of #NeonatalLeaveandPay on April 6 gets close, Helen shares how the support of her husband’s employer made a huge difference when her…
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“It was really hard not having my husband there when Arlo needed us both” – Stef’s story #NeonatalLeaveAndPay

March 13, 2025

To mark the start of Neonatal Care Leave and Pay in April 2025, Stef talks about how lonely the days by the incubator were when her husband had no…
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“Neonatal care is impossible to plan for” – Tom’s Story #NeonatalCareLeaveAndPay

March 06, 2025

To celebrate the start of Neonatal Care Leave and Pay in April 2025, Tom shares the challenges he faced when his son was born at 32 weeks.
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“I hope Neonatal Care Leave and Pay gives parents time to navigate an incredibly stressful period” – Peter’s Story #NeonatalLeaveandPay

February 27, 2025

When Peter’s second baby was born full term and sick, having time off work to be at the hospital was vital #FullTermFeb #NeonatalLeaveandPay
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"They managed to find me a small room, but I noticed a foul toilet smell" – Molly's Story #FamiliesKeptApart

February 24, 2025

As part of our accommodation campaign #FamiliesKeptApart, Molly shares how the small hospital room she was given when her baby was in NICU had a bad…
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"My mum noticed Hazel looked a bit yellow" – Kelly's Story #FullTermFeelings

January 27, 2025

For Full Term February, Kelly recalls how her full term baby was treated for jaundice even though she seemed healthy at birth.
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“Time seemed to stand still as the medical team worked on him” – Sophie’s Story #FullTermFeelings

January 27, 2025

For Full Term February, Sophie shares her experiences of having a full term baby in SCBU.
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“We had to stay on a ward with parents and newborns while our baby was downstairs” – Jemma's story #FullTermFeelings

January 27, 2025

For Full Term February, Jemma describes the confusion of having a full term baby in the NICU.
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“I just remember feeling so overwhelmed” – Jessica's story #FullTermFeelings

January 27, 2025

For Full Term February, Jessica shares what she went through when their baby was born full term and sick during Covid.

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