Watch Small Wonders online

On this page you can watch the Small Wonders DVD online. The Small Wonders DVD has been designed to help you on your journey with your sick or premature baby. We would be delighted to hear your feedbck, please email us at smallwonders@bestbeginnings.org.uk.

To order a copy of the full DVD, which comes with the Small Wonders Supporting Booklet, visit www.bestbeginnings.org.uk/shop

1. Introduction
The first film from the Small Wonders DVD explains the different levels of care your baby might need, and who might give it. We meet some of the families and hospital staff, and guide you as to how to use this DVD to get support, wherever you are on your journey.

2. Birth
In the second film from the Small Wonders DVD, we meet three families, two who had time to prepare for life in a neonatal unit and one who had very little warning. We see three births, one of which is the birth of triplets, and we follow the babies being prepared for transfer to the neonatal unit.

3. First hours
The third film from the Small Wonders DVD provides a look into the first hours and days in the neonatal unit and shows you how you, as a parent, can play a very important role in your baby's care.

4. Expressing breast milk
The fourth film from the Small Wonders DVD shows how mothers can express breast milk for their baby within a few hours of giving birth (if at all possible mothers should express milk within the first 6 hours after giving birth). Starting to express breast milk early and expressing milk often will help your body produce plenty of milk for the weeks and months to come.

5. Holding your baby
The fifth film from the Small Wonders DVD shows how skin-to-skin contact (also known as 'kangaroo care') can help both you and your baby. You will see families move from being nervous to being able to hold their babies with confidence.

6. Your time in hospital
The sixth film from the Small Wonders DVD follows families as they begin to feel more confident in caring for their babies on the neonatal unit. You will also see how some of our families cope with their baby's condition getting worse.

7. Feeding independently
The seventh film from the Small Wonders DVD follows four families as they learn to help their babies feed independently of tubes. Although some babies may go home being fed by tube, most will be feeding independently before they are discharged from hospital, whether they are breastfeeding or formula-feeding.

8. Preparing for home
The eighth film from the Small Wonders DVD covers what to expect when your baby is ready to leave hospital. We follow five families as they prepare to go home.

9. First months at home
The ninth film from the Small Wonders DVD follows nine families enjoying the early weeks and months at home with their pre-term baby. They all have different experiences and challenges.

10. Twins and triplets
The tenth film from the Small Wonders DVD follows four families who had twins or triplets and discovers some some of the joys and challenges that come with having more than one baby.

11. Bereavement
This film from the Small Wonders DVD is only for families who have to deal with bereavement. We have included it because parents asked us to. Only watch this film if you feel it will be helpful to you and please be aware that everyone's experience of bereavement is different and may not reflect your own. This film follows the journeys of families who lost babies during filming and chose to carry on sharing their experiences to help others.

12. One year on
The twelfth and final film from the Small Wonders DVD shows the families whose journeys we have been following in films 1 to 10 looking back on their experiences and sharing their thoughts and feelings.

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