by Babs Haller | Mar 28, 2016 | Life after the NICU
March is Sleep Awareness Month! For more information on preemies and sleep, visit our sleep archives. Trusting Your Baby Without Monitoring It’s a huge relief to finally have your baby home from the NICU, but there can be anxiety leaving the dedicated staff and...
by Babs Haller | Jan 3, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Some preemie parents haven’t selected a pediatrician prior to birth because they figured they had forty weeks to do so. I, however, had selected mine based on quite a bit of research. In retrospect, I hadn’t been asking the right questions at all. Preemies and preemie...
by Babs Haller | Oct 29, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
In a perfect world, I would have celebrated Jack’s sixth birthday in June at a swimming party with friends, family, and Jack. But since he passed away when I was five and a half months pregnant, I have found my own ways to celebrate and remember him. In recognition of...
by Babs Haller | Jul 31, 2013 | Emotional Health
Traditional childbirth? Nope. There was nothing traditional about our pregnancy, delivery, NICU stay, or arrival home. Instead of wondering who my daughter looked like when she was born, I wondered if she was breathing. Rather than hold her and exchange glances as she...
by Babs Haller | Jun 27, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement
As a female, I can say with 100% confidence that, for me, the anticipation of one day becoming a mother far exceeded that of any other life event. Think about the love and care that toddlers show their baby dolls. The desire for nurturing a baby begins extremely early...
