Simpsons Babies

With the very Kind permission of parents, we will feature pictures of babies who have been through the unit. These may be recent babies in the unit at the New RIE,) or older pictures of babies at the SMMP. Where available, we will also have "Then and now" pictures.

If you would like to submit any pictures for inclusion in this section, please let us know by e-mail or the Feedback Form.

We are always looking for ways of improving the website, and an idea we have had for the Simpsons Babies page is to include your stories about your experiences of the unit. You do not need to include pictures, unless you want to of course. If you would like to share your story, get in touch by e-mailing us.

Connor Clifford
Connor's mum Suzanne recently sent this note to the staff at Simpsons. SHe has also sent it to us so we can share it with you. Many thanks to Suzanne and Connor for sharing it with us.
Click here to read their story.

John Paul Starrs (Graham)
John Paul Starrs mum Kelly has sent in their story. They had a long struggle with some hard times faced. However, there is a happy ending and hopefully this will be an inspiration to others, that they are not alone and others are going through, or have been through, the same (or similar) situations. Click here to read their story.

Claire & Laura Smith
The remarkable story of Claire and Laura Smith has been kindly shared with us by their mum, Anne. It proves that Simpsons is a wonderful place which serves a much wider area than just the Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians. Click here to read their story.

Emma Sutherland
Emma's mum has kindly sent in these pictures and her story. Many thanks to Emma's family for sharing this with us :

"Emma was born 6 1/2 weeks early due to me developing pre eclampsia. She was delivered by emergency c section and I didnt actually get to meet her until she was 3 days old. She developed a pneumothorax and needed an operation to correct this. We were told by one of the consultants they could not guarantee her surviving this. It was very traumatic. I remember the nurse asking for one drop of breast milk which would help towards her recovery. I couldnt believe that some little person could survive on so little. It was a very traumatic few weeks but (born 3lb 7) she left hospital weighing 4 lbs 11 oz.

She now enjoys a happy full life and plays on being a Special Care baby a lot !!"

Emma at 3 days old	I'm a big girl now !
Emma getting better

Lucy Fordyce
Lucy was born 12 weeks early on 8 February 2000, and Lucy (with a little help from Mum & Dad) has charted her development for us. Rather then me spoil it by trying to copy onto this page, the best way is simply to use the document as we got it. It is available to download as a PDF (132k) or a Word document (381k). A BIG thank you to Lucy (and her Mum & Dad) for sharing this with us.

Lewis Houliston
The son of our committee members Derek & Jennifer, spent 4 days in intensive care, before graduating to special care for a further 2½ weeks.

Less than 1 hour old. This picture means so much to the family. It was taken by the unit staff to give to Jennifer, who was recovering in the High Dependency Unit after her C-Section.
Lewis required photo therapy after developing jaundice (a common occurrence)	Now 5yrs 4mths - August 2005 First day at school !