NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
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A podcast for all NICU parents
Listen while on bedrest, in the NICU, commuting to and from the hospital for visits with your baby, and in your post-NICU life, when many still need support.
Podcast episodes cover topics including:
- Mental health and counseling
- Self-care and asking for help
- Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)
- Grief, loss and palliative care
- Helpful resources (medical equipment, medical journaling)
- Parenting multiples
- Advocating for your baby
- Medical billing and insurance
- NICU parent stories (moms and dads)
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Episode 138: What I wish I knew about…birth trauma & advocacy
Guest: HeHe Stewart, Birth Doula Giving birth trauma a voice. Doula and advocate HeHe Stewart explores the emotional journey of NICU parents and the unseen wounds of traumatic birth experiences in this episode. From redefining advocacy to helping families find healing...
Episode 137: What I wish I knew about…raising special needs kids
Guest: Kelly Mantoan, Special Needs Mom Special needs mom, Kelly Mantoan, a mother of five and advocate for families raising children with disabilities, gives some solid advice to parents. Two of her children have spinal muscular atrophy and she candidly shares the...
Episode 136: What I wish I knew about…medical billing
Guest: Jules Nowak, Financial literacy & NICU Mom If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by a medical bill, this episode is for you. Jules Nowak—NICU parent and founder of The Medical Bill Academy—talks about the often-overlooked financial side of a NICU stay. From surprise...
Episode 135: What I wish I knew about…child loss and grief
Guest: Amber Smith, Bereaved Mom In this deeply moving episode, Amber Smith, wife to Granger Smith, shares her journey through unimaginable loss after the passing of her son River and how she found light in the midst of profound grief. We talk about honoring River’s...
Episode 134: What I wish I knew about…NICU nurses
Guest: Victoria Meskin, MSN, RNC-NIC (Nurse Tori), NICU Nurse & Founder of NICUityNICU nurse and content creator Tori Meskin (aka Nurse Tori) sheds light on the unique role of NICU nurses and what families should really know during their baby's NICU journey. We...
Episode 133: What I wish I knew about…raising twins and one with Down Syndrome
Guest: Missy Haughery, Twin & Special Needs Mom Twin and special needs mom Missy Haughery shares her journey of raising twins—one with Down syndrome—and the lessons she wishes she’d known from the start. She is as candid about the struggles, in parenthood and...
Episode 132: What I wish I knew about…being a military NICU family
Guest: Taneisha Stamps, Military NICU Mom The NICU and the military share common feelings of isolation, mental health challenges like PTSD, and dependence upon friends and co-workers for support. In this week’s episode, NICU military mom Taneisha Stamps shares her...
Episode 131: What I wish I knew about…organizing & saving NICU photos
Guest: Miss Freddy, Certified Professional Photo Organizer Professional photo organizer Miss Freddy addresses the emotional and logistical challenges of capturing and storing photos during a NICU stay. In this episode, we discuss what we wish we had known earlier—from...
Season 10 Trailer: What I Wish I Knew
Guest: Savannah O’Malley, NICU Mom & Artist Season 10 is here! What I Wish I Knew dives deep into the wisdom and hard-won life lessons parents and experts learned and now want to pass along to you. Our guest lineup includes a diverse group including a NICU nurse,...
Episode 129: How Art Helped Me Heal
Guest: Savannah O’Malley, NICU Mom & Artist As NICU parents, we’re all healing from a trauma. So when today’s guest, Savannah O’Malley, sought her own healing she found it in a beautiful place, her art. And that healing didn’t just benefit her own stories but the...
Episode 128: Giving NICU Babies a Voice
Guest: Candace Cronin, PhD: NICU, Foster & Adoptive Mom & CASA AdvocateIn this episode, we sit down with Candace Blair Cronin, PhD—a full-time working mom of four and a passionate advocate for children in the foster care system. From fostering and adopting to...
Episode 127: Seeing Double Double: Raising Identical Quads
Guest: Mercedes & Jonathan Sandhu, Parents to Identical Quadruplets When you’re given news you never expected - identical quadruplet girls in the case of Mercedes and Jonathan Sandhu - you often wonder how it’s possible to do something hard.In this episode, we chat...
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