by Kathryn Whitaker | Aug 22, 2014 | Life after the NICU
During our 44-day NICU stay, I used to dream of our preemie entering school, lunch pail in hand and confidently carrying his backpack. But to be honest, I wasn’t sure that day would ever come. Fast forward four years and that day has come. Below are a few things we...
by Kathryn Whitaker | May 7, 2014 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
I’m the mom of six—teenager to newborn. No, I’m not certifiably crazy, but there are days I wonder. Two of my children were born premature. One skated home two days after delivery with zero problems, the other? Well, a 44-day NICU stay, seven surgeries, countless...
by Kathryn Whitaker | Feb 3, 2014 | News
Sometimes you just don’t know where a “YES” is going to lead you. In my case, it led down a pretty fantastic road. Two years ago, the founder of Hand to Hold, the non-profit that manages PreemieBabies101.com, asked me to lead a new effort. This blog....
by Kathryn Whitaker | Dec 16, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
I still tense up when someone who’s pregnant says, “Oh, I hope I go early. I can’t stand to be pregnant one more day.” It’s hard to attend baby showers. I dread the inevitable “sharing your birth story.” When a friend freaks...
by Kathryn Whitaker | Dec 4, 2013 | News
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