Helping Bacon & Family

[cocobellaf]

Thanks y'all! I got the info from bibliothecary so I'll be contributing there.

[butlerfan]

I was a NICU baby way back when....my mom always appreciated T&P, food/meals, someone to take care of my brothers, housework/laundry help, etc. Please keep GKU in the loop as well-I'll keep an eye on this board and want to help as well.

Also, lurker here....

[beebe918]

mcktymck,acorn99,SheilaTheTank,lostinfaith225,ginabini,rungirlrun,mugster,tikoberry99,glaze,beebe918,willow,housecarder,bibliothecary,kawaiikitsune,littlesthobo,ugotstarbucked,prvc678,

I'm just going to tag everyone who has participated in the thread so far. I contributed towards the sunshine mission but would love to send cards and a care package to bacon from J16. Is anyone else interested?

I don't know how to go about actually getting a care-package to Bacon. If anyone has her address maybe they could be the coordinator and everyone could send things to them and then they could compile everything and ship it to Bacon.

If everyone thinks the sunshine mission is enough I'm cool with that too.

[housecarder]

Apr 10, 2016 17:53:12 GMT -5 beebe918 said:

mcktymck ,acorn99 ,SheilaTheTank ,lostinfaith225 ,ginabini ,rungirlrun ,mugster ,tikoberry99 ,glaze ,beebe918 ,willow ,housecarder ,bibliothecary ,kawaiikitsune ,littlesthobo ,ugotstarbucked ,prvc678 ,

I'm just going to tag everyone who has participated in the thread so far. I contributed towards the sunshine mission but would love to send cards and a care package to bacon from J16. Is anyone else interested?

I don't know how to go about actually getting a care-package to Bacon. If anyone has her address maybe they could be the coordinator and everyone could send things to them and then they could compile everything and ship it to Bacon.

If everyone thinks the sunshine mission is enough I'm cool with that too.

I think Sheila offered to drop off anything we'd like to send. Is anyone in contact with Bacon that knows of anything else she could need or want? Maybe ask the preemie board what was most helpful for them during their NICU stay?

[beebe918]

SheilaTheTank, are you able to ship/drop things off to bacon if we were to send them to you?

[housecarder]

So far the Sunshine mission is covering: monthly parking pass, some NICU clothing, and food gift cards for Bacon family.

Some things talked about/ could be nice:
-Cards for encouragement
-Care items for Bacon (I know SND got a shawl and lotion/chapstick to help with the cold dry hospital air)
-Easy snacks for NICU time
-Baby items for V (blankets, preemie outfits, etc.)

[kawaiikitsune]

I would love to contribute to a care package.

[beebe918]

More ideas from the girls on M15:

A journal
Socks with grips
Lotion

[housecarder]

I found this on a blog from a preemie mom with a NICU stay.

Care Package Items:

Small lotions (preferably unscented)
Chapstick
Snacks (trail mix, protein bars, granola bars etc)
Small notebooks
Pens
Hot Chocolate/Tea
Baby blankets (new, sewn, knit or crocheted, or store bought)
Hand sanitizer
Kleenexes
Sample size shampoo/conditioner
Small children's board books
Preemie Baby hats (new, knit, crochet, or sewn in preemie sizes)
$5 Starbucks gift cards (or another local coffee shop)
Emergen-c/Halls Vitamin C drops

As a bonus, we also made a few bags for families in need that included: newborn diapers, wipes, and small toys/teethers, gently used preemie and newborn clothes

I think the easiest thing would be to create an Amazon wish list and have a deadline. Then someone can ship it directly to Bacon or SheilaTheTank for her to drop off. Fearsy do you know what Bacon would be most comfortable with?

I can set up the Amazon list and collect everything to send on if that helps (I know with a newborn Sheila might not have much time). If anyone wanted to send a hand written note or something more personal/not on Amazon they could PM me for my address. Then once everything arrived I could ship it to Bacon or Sheila to personally deliver. Let me know.

[beebe918]

That all sounds great housecarder do you want to go ahead and set up the wish list and hopefully we can tie up the last bit as to how to actually get it to bacon?

[housecarder]

Apr 11, 2016 5:37:22 GMT -5 beebe918 said:

That all sounds great housecarder do you want to go ahead and set up the wish list and hopefully we can tie up the last bit as to how to actually get it to bacon?

I may or may not have been stalking her old posts last night while bored at work to find some of her favorites. I'll start a thread for specific suggestions and then post a link by the end of the day.

[SheilaTheTank]

Apr 10, 2016 18:02:58 GMT -5 beebe918 said:

SheilaTheTank, are you able to ship/drop things off to bacon if we were to send them to you?

Yes, of course. Anything I can do to help.

[housecarder]

Apr 11, 2016 6:17:10 GMT -5 SheilaTheTank said:

Apr 10, 2016 18:02:58 GMT -5 beebe918 said:

SheilaTheTank, are you able to ship/drop things off to bacon if we were to send them to you?

Yes, of course. Anything I can do to help.

Ok well then if Fearsy wants to asks Bacon if she'd rather have stuff shipped to her or dropped off and let us know. I'll ship it wherever it needs to go once everything arrives.

[ginabini]

beebe918, housecarder, I would absolutely still love to contribute! Depending on how we decide to get the goodies to Bacon, I can PayPal whoever is "in charge" or mail something myself. Just let me know!

[housecarder]

Apr 11, 2016 7:47:21 GMT -5 ginabini said:

beebe918, housecarder, I would absolutely still love to contribute! Depending on how we decide to get the goodies to Bacon, I can PayPal whoever is "in charge" or mail something myself. Just let me know!

I started a new thread for suggestions for the Amazon list and will have the link ready by this evening. If you'd rather buy something locally and mail it rather than use Amazon you can pm me for my address. That way I can collect everything and send it on and Bacon can get one package rather than several.

[ginabini]

Apr 11, 2016 7:50:24 GMT -5 housecarder said:

Apr 11, 2016 7:47:21 GMT -5 ginabini said:

beebe918 , housecarder , I would absolutely still love to contribute! Depending on how we decide to get the goodies to Bacon, I can PayPal whoever is "in charge" or mail something myself. Just let me know!

I started a new thread for suggestions for the Amazon list and will have the link ready by this evening. If you'd rather buy something locally and mail it rather than use Amazon you can pm me for my address. That way I can collect everything and send it on and Bacon can get one package rather than several.

Amazon is perfect! Thanks for doing this!

[beebe918]

Awesome thanks everyone!!

[prvc678]

I hadn't yet gotten around to sending money for the sunshine mission. I think this is a bit more personal and since this is a BMB thing, I would like to contribute here instead. I'll be anxiously awaiting the link. Thank you ladies for getting this set up.

[mcktymck]

Late to the party but I love the idea of the Amazon wish list! Thanks for getting it set up housecarder!

[housecarder]

Apr 11, 2016 11:15:29 GMT -5 prvc678 said:

I hadn't yet gotten around to sending money for the sunshine mission. I think this is a bit more personal and since this is a BMB thing, I would like to contribute here instead. I'll be anxiously awaiting the link. Thank you ladies for getting this set up.

The link is in a separate thread where you can suggest specific items but I can post it here too.
www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2HKJSDCJ3MBL4

[littlesthobo]

I contributed to the sunshine mission already but I would love to send a card!

[lostinfaith225]

housecarder. Pm sent about my order!