by Dani Curliss | Apr 21, 2014 | NICU Life
As if the changes in your body aren’t enough, giving birth to a preemie adds a whole other element to recovery. I was always uncomfortable talking about breastfeeding and was never the type to share breastfeeding posts or advocate for it. I wasn’t against it or...
by Dani Curliss | Nov 25, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
I spent a lot of time during our NICU stay, as well as some time after we were home, battling thoughts in my mind of “Why us? Why did we have to go through that?” As a Christian, I knew there had to be some sort of lesson behind it and tried to figure out what that...
by Dani Curliss | Oct 23, 2013 | Life after the NICU
At times while visiting our sweet, tiny girl in the NICU, I would hear a knock at the door of the nurse’s station. It wasn’t the normal entrance to the NICU, so once I realized who was on the other side of the door, a pang of jealousy and bitterness would hit. They...
by Dani Curliss | Jul 26, 2013 | Life after the NICU
I remember sitting in the NICU, looking at my sweet and very tiny baby girl. We were just three days into the NICU life and I was feeling upset and overwhelmed when I would think about being there at least another 40 days. I didn’t know how I was going to get through...
by Dani Curliss | Jun 10, 2013 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
Our Kylie was born ten weeks early due to my diagnosis with preeclampsia. I knew something was wrong when I was 29 weeks pregnant and my head hurt so bad that I was vomiting and could barely see. My husband rushed me to the emergency room. It all seems like a blur but...
