About Us

Having a premature baby is a life changing experience that we know all too well. The overwhelming feelings that parents go through in the first few weeks of having a preemie are joyful and scary. Many times people close to the family do not understand all that it entails having a preemie. We understand and have experienced it ourselves. Dallas Preemie Parents offers local support groups for parents of preemies and play group for NICU grads. We are a local organization that is not affiliated with any area hospitals. We welcome you to the wonderful world of being a preemie parent!


About Dallas Preemie Parents

Dallas Preemie Parents was started in January 2011 after my son was born 10 weeks premature. He spent 59 life changing days in the NICU and during that time I searched for local support groups that I could join. I quickly realized there was a lack of support in the DFW area for parents with premature infants. Through out our NICU stay I relied on the communication with other NICU moms that I had met in the pump room or in our pod. I realized after talking to them I felt better about what I was experiencing. They understood the medical terms and what I was feeling after all they were experiencing it too. Although we had different roller coaster rides while in the NICU it seemed like we had similar feelings. After we all were discharged from the NICU I realized I missed that communication. Other moms with full term babies didn't understand what I was going through and I wanted to keep in touch with my NICU moms. I felt like if I was feeling this way there must be other parents out there feeling the same way and then Dallas Preemie Parents was born.

We strive to provide local resources and support for parents with premature infants. We are in the process of becoming a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we are excited about this new step. We hope you can join us for one of our get-togethers, we would love to meet you!

Sincerely,

Jacqueline
Executive Director and Founder of Dallas Preemie Parents




In May 2012 Dallas Preemie Parents became a member of the Preemie Parent Alliance. We are excited to work with such great organizations and bring awareness to the needs of preemies and their families. For more information about Preemie Parent Alliance check out their website.