by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Family Stories
Photo courtesy Erica Brennes Comparison is the thief of joy. Someone is always going to have it worse than you, and someone is always going to have it better. I spent my first five days as a mom being wheeled up and down hospital hallways to visit my...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 3, 2020 | Life after the NICU
It was Teddy Roosevelt who famously said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Psychologists estimate that 10% of our daily thoughts are comparisons. I would argue that this number seems a little low when it comes to parents. When my twin pregnancy ended at...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 24, 2020 | Finances & Insurance, Medical Info & Resources
For many preemies, plagiocephaly (and in some cases, brachycephaly) are yet another thing in which they struggle. Our son became a high risk after having three bowel surgeries, as a direct result of NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis). He spent much of his early months...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 13, 2020 | Mental Health
Photo courtesy Krystle Gervais, Sarah Huddleston Photography I find myself downplaying my NICU experience when talking to other NICU parents, thinking what my family went through is nothing compared to what their family went through. It usually goes something like...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Dec 30, 2019 | Family Stories
Photo courtesy Lucas-McBride family by Arielle Lucas My son, Qingston, wakes up every morning with a smile on his face. When I think about the road our family took to get to these daily smiles, I am overcome with emotion. Qingston came into the world at 27 weeks in...
