by Melissa McMurchy | Apr 13, 2016 | Life after the NICU
When your child hits milestones, it is one of the greatest feelings in the world. We all get excited, jump up and down, and share the news with pretty much everyone we know. When you have a preemie in the NICU or just home from the NICU, what happens? Do they still...
by Melissa McMurchy | Jan 6, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
January is National Blood Donor Month. Blood saves lives! To find a blood drive near you, visit the American Red Cross. When thinking about donating blood, one usually assumes, “Oh, my blood is going to help someone,” but nine times out of ten, we have no...
by Melissa McMurchy | Oct 9, 2015 | NICU Life
Halloween is right around the corner, and having a preemie or a baby in the NICU can be a different experience for Halloween then you ever imagined. Our girls were born at the end of May, but we had no idea if either of our girls were going to be home by...
by Melissa McMurchy | Jul 8, 2015 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
When your child is in the NICU, you are more than preoccupied with getting your child healthy and ready to come home. There are thousands of things running through your mind. You are starting to get things ready to come home: taking CPR courses, learning all the...
by Melissa McMurchy | Jun 22, 2015 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
When you get a phone call from the hospital telling you that they are going to transfer your wife and deliver your twins 3 months early, everything stops. The next thing I know, I’m leaving work and on my way back to the hospital. Melissa was pretty out of it...
