Daniel — Ms Campbell’s third child — weighed 800 grams when he was born and spent the first three and a half months of his life in hospital.

Ms Campbell, 35, described leaving her new-born son at hospital as ‘‘horrible, the worst thing I have ever had to do’’.

‘‘When I used to have to leave him at hospital and come home, I felt that there was nobody for me to talk to about it, I got very emotional about it,’’ the mother from Blacktown said.

Daniel is now 21 months old and has on-going medical problems, but as his mother said ‘‘he is one of the fighters’’ and is being treated and doing well.

He with the fighting spirit probably takes after his mum: his mother's experience inspired her to started a support group for mothers with children born prematurely.

Ms Campbell wanted to share her experience with other women going through the same emotions.

With a lack of services available, she started her own group called Our lil Fighters.

The group page on Facebook has collected 5178 members so far.

Ms Campbell said the group offered support to families by sending care packages, words of advice and by sharing their stories.

‘‘We are just there for support because we have all been through it before,’’ she said.

‘‘Just being on the other end of the line is a big deal.’’

Members and their friends will take part in the Walk for Prems charity fun run and walk next month to raise money for the premature and sick babies charity, Life’s Little Treasures Foundation.

The charity run or walk at Sydney Olympic Park on November 6, is aiming to raise $100,000 through sponsorship and entry fees. Our lil Fighters is also holding a charity auction on its facebook site.

Details: Life’s Little Treasures www.lifeslittletreasures.org.au or phone 1300 697 736.