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Please join us Friday, November 9th, at 2 PM ET for a #preemiechat about micropreemies, babies born at less than 28 weeks and weighing less than 800 grams. Our guest will be Amanda Knickerbocker, @micropreemie, whose daughter spent over 200 days in the NICU.

Meet us on Twitter and share your experiences and challenges. Ask questions. Help other parents currently surviving the NICU rollercoaster with tips on things that really helped you survive those long days, weeks, months. We hope to see you then.

November is Prematurity Awareness Month and will be a busy month for us on Twitter. Here is a list of times for upcoming chats when you can join us, ask questions and share your stories. Set your reminders and we’ll see you then.

Nov 1 – Evening #preemiechat at 9pm EST (Postponed due to power outages. We will reschedule.)

Nov 9 – Micropreemies chat with Amanda Knickerbocker, #preemiechat @micropreemie, at 2pm EST

Nov 16 – World Prematurity Day global chat, #worldprematurityday, at 3pm EST

Nov 17 World Prematurity Day – We’ll be chatting all day, #preemiechat #worldprematurityday

Nov 20 – Family health history chat with Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, #familyhealthhistory, at 1 pm EST

Nov 30 - #pregnancychat on preterm labor at 1pm EST (Changed to 3 PM ET)

Please join us today, October 13th, at 1 PM EDT for a #preemiechat about micropreemies, babies born at less than 28 weeks and weighing less than 800 grams. Share your experiences and challenges. Help others parents currently surviving the NICU rollercoaster with tips on things that really helped you survive those long days, weeks, months.

Our thanks to Amanda Knickerbocker for suggesting today’s chat and to Melissa McMurchy for this amazing photo of one of her twins. We’ll see you on Twitter at #preemiechat.