by Melissa McMurchy | Jan 25, 2018 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
Donating blood is something that we hear about often, whether it be on TV, ads, or friends and family. I think donating blood gets overlooked a lot. Until I was in high school, I always seemed to think, “Why should I donate blood? No one I know needs any.” Then I...
by Melissa McMurchy | Oct 5, 2017 | Life after the NICU
The day you get the call your child is coming home from the NICU is one of the best feelings in the world. Then the emotions and realizations set in that my child is coming home, with monitors and cords galore as well as oxygen tanks, and we aren’t near ready. We were...
by Melissa McMurchy | Jun 15, 2017 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life
Unless one goes through the journey themselves, one will never understand the experience of NICU parents. Add an hour and a half drive to see your child and no siblings being allowed in, and it makes it that much harder of a journey. The girls were born in May. Brooke...
by Melissa McMurchy | Nov 14, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
Holidays are fun, energetic, loving, and a time for everyone to be together. The baby comes and you realize it wasn’t in your plan for them to come that early. Your mind then goes in a million different directions on what happens next. The “holiday...
by Melissa McMurchy | Aug 8, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
I had never, ever thought about breastfeeding and really wanted no part of it. I was okay with formula feeding since I had seen my niece and nephew thrive just fine on formula feeds. As I learned that I was having twins and that they were probably going to be...
