by Erika Goyer | Oct 24, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Cold and flu season is here, which means you’ve probably started to hear a lot of people coughing and sneezing. When you’re a NICU parent, these sounds can make you panic. We aren’t just worried catching a cold or the flu. We’re worried about respiratory infections,...
by Erika Goyer | Oct 17, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
This article was originally published on the Hand to Hold website. RSV Update: This year the American Academy of Pediatrics changed their recommendations for use of Palivizumab against RSV in a policy statement entitled “Updated Guidance for Palivizumab Prophylaxis...
by Erika Goyer | Aug 30, 2013 | Life after the NICU, News, NICU Life
Welcome to the NICU Parent Club… chances are you never planned on being a member. I remember that when I first ran across Life After NICU how much the message resonated with me. It’s true. When I imagined being a parent I never imagined what that could mean. I assumed...
by Erika Goyer | Apr 6, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
You park the car in the area of the lot that you’ve come to think of as “your spot.” Up the elevators and down the hall. You probably pass the nursery full of babies and families about to go home and feel more than a little annoyed that you have to...
