by Jessie Threlkeld | Aug 12, 2015 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and for us preemie moms, that can be a bit of a sore spot. This year I’m in the unique situation of breastfeeding my son, and pumping to donate, but a couple of years ago, I was sitting in a hospital room struggling with...
by Jessie Threlkeld | Jul 24, 2015 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
We had been out of the hospital three months when I first heard the words gut flora. Little did I know that was the secret ingredient to getting our little girl to optimum health. Gut flora is the intestinal flora, or the microorganisms that aid in everything from...
by Jessie Threlkeld | May 6, 2015 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
It was three days before I went into labor. I was lying in my hospital bed before the sun was up, hubby was snoring on the lumpy cot in the corner; we were both exhausted from all the unanswered questions and tests, and I was praying hard! The kind of prayers that...
by Jessie Threlkeld | Apr 22, 2015 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
Room 602. That’s where she spent her days curled up in an incubator growing and learning to do what full term babies are born knowing. Room 602. That’s where I learned how to be a mom – one with a heart of gratitude. Our NICU stay was not an easy...
by Jessie Threlkeld | Mar 4, 2015 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life
Dear Friends and Family, I have some very exciting news… I’m finally coming home! I am so thankful that my parents had YOU in their lives during one of the most difficult seasons of theirs. I know how much you prayed for me; how many supportive and...
