by Hand to Hold Staff | Nov 9, 2020 | Mental Health, NICU Life
,., Giving birth to a baby that requires NICU support is never easy. Coping with separation from your NICU baby can be difficult. Whether you are prepared ahead of time for a NICU stay, or one is thrust upon you with an unexpected labor and delivery, there is no...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Nov 2, 2020 | Family Stories
At just 20 weeks, I went in for what I believed was a routine anatomy ultrasound for my baby. My son has always been a goofball, even in the womb, so at this particular scan, he hid all of the important structures the doctor needed to see, and I was ordered to come...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Oct 26, 2020 | Grief & Bereavement
There is so much joy and sorrow in losing a twin. It is so complex. You are so thankful for your baby who is living, but you are grieving the baby you lost. Everything was supposed to be in multiples, and now it is not. by Ally Anderson Jacob and I were expecting twin...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Sep 16, 2020 | NICU Life
My preemies’ first “outfit” was not a family heirloom or a super cozy sleeper. It wasn’t even something that I picked out. The first thing that my babies wore were tiny knitted hats of soft pastel yarn that had to be handmade by a volunteer because their heads were...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Sep 14, 2020 | NICU Life
Photo credit: Heidi Howard Photography. Image courtesy of Jessica Tyler Not all heroes wear capes. Mine happened to come in scrubs and cargo pants. But they swooped in like superheroes do, saving the day just in the nick of time. Ben ended up in the NICU by accident-...
