by Danielle Dreger | Dec 15, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
I won’t lie, being a NICU parent was hard. I cried a lot. It was also surprisingly rewarding. The longer your baby is in the hospital, the harder it gets. My son, Theo, a 27-weeker, spent over 200 days in the hospital, 120 of them in the NICU. Even though he...
by Danielle Dreger | Aug 4, 2016 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life
My preemie, Theo, never latched, so I exclusively pumped for over sixteen months, ending only because my supply stopped. During that time I logged many hours (many of them in the middle of the night) with my Kindle, devouring books and binge-watching TV shows....
by Danielle Dreger | Jul 28, 2016 | News, Reviews & Giveaways
The giveaway for this review has ended, but please keep reading to learn more about Baby Bubbles! We were graciously given onesies for review. All opinions are that of the blog contributor. Don’t forget to visit the end of the post for the giveaway! Inspired by...
by Danielle Dreger | May 4, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
I never expected to spend my first Mother’s Day in a children’s hospital. But in May 2015, that was where I celebrated it. A year earlier I discovered my pregnancy on Mother’s Day and carried that secret inside of me for two days before telling my husband. I spent...
by Danielle Dreger | Apr 6, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
For the last sixteen months I have been in a love-hate relationship with my breast pump, often logging more hours with it than my husband. Six months ago I could produce five ounces of breastmilk in the time it took me to watch an episode of the Mindy Project at...
