by Guest Blogger | Jan 18, 2021 | Family Stories
by Jenni Kistler My mental health journey has been a challenging one for as long as I can remember. In college, I battled depression so badly I had no choice but to take a semester off to focus on getting well. Therapy several times a week and finding medications that...
by Guest Blogger | 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 Guest Blogger | 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 Guest Blogger | Jul 27, 2020 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
UPDATED JULY 2020 I have been doing infant massage in the NICU (and with my own kids) for over 15 years and feel it is one of the most important activities I teach to parents while their babies are in the NICU. The skin is the largest organ of the body with thousands...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 22, 2020 | Emotional Health
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