In fact, she was the first of her daughters that Janie was able to hold in her arms. “We called them our little nuggets.”Įven though she was smaller, Brycee Jo was more stable at first. “They were so little their diapers were the size of business cards,” Janie recalls. Blake was two pounds, 14 ounces and Brycee Jo was one pound seven ounces. When Janie’s girls were born, they did well at first. When Janie asked, she found out that one mother’s premature triplets had all passed due to independent causes. One day all the nurses in the NICU seemed to be having a particularly hard day. I saw children die on a daily basis.” When a child was lost, she could read it on the nurses’ faces. “Out of five children, one won’t make it. “For babies at 28 weeks, the survival rate is 80 percent,” she says. She remembers how terrifying it was to hear every day about other babies in the NICU who didn’t survive. Janie gave birth at 28 weeks and four days. “How do you fit an IV in that vein? It’s the size of a hair.” Some premature babies are delivered at only 24 weeks, when they are only 500 grams. Premature babies face higher chances of infection and, in the most tragic cases, death. Premature birth can cause breathing difficulties and feeding problems and can even affect brain functions. Even babies born four to six weeks early are at risk for serious health problems. More than 400,000 babies are born prematurely every year in the U.S. The Burkett children | Courtesy of The Biscuit Bar The Burketts were told that if the two remaining girls were still alive at 24 weeks, Janie would have to spend the rest of her pregnancy in the hospital for monitoring, and when she delivered, the babies would go straight into the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). The Burketts lost one triplet in the first trimester and the remaining two had umbilical cord defects. They were eager to start a family, and were surprised when the doctor told them that not only was Janie pregnant, she was having triplets.īut it wasn’t all good news. Janie and Jake are the definition of childhood sweethearts they’ve known each other since they were in third grade.
The story of the Biscuit Bar started in 2016, when the couple became pregnant for the first time. Even though it’s hard, I get to say her name.” “The Biscuit Bar came out of Brycee Jo’s story,” Janie says through tears. This notice does not affect your legal rights.Five years ago, The Biscuit Bar founders, Janie and Jake Burkett, couldn’t imagine they’d be the owners of a local restaurant chain, but Janie says she is thankful-and happy to talk about it and the tragic loss at the heart of their family, their business, and The Biscuit Bar’s annual March of Dimes fundraiser during November, National Prematurity Awareness Month. If you have any specific product queries, please contact the manufacturer. Actual product packaging and materials may contain more and/or different information than shown on our website. While we work to ensure that product information on our website is correct, manufacturers may alter their product information. Ingredients: Ground Almonds, Coconut oil, Ground Cashew nuts, Xylitol, Erythritol, Sunflower Seed, Ground Flaxseed, Cacao powder, Flavouring ( Nut) (0.9%), Arrow root powder, Natural cherry Flavouring (0.8%), Xanthan gum, Salt Legals: Snackcess Ltd (trading as Welleasy) is not the manufacturer of the products sold on our website. Perfect for snacking, breaking fast and using in a dessert recipe.Formulated to reduce blood sugar impact.
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