by Guest Blogger | Nov 13, 2017 | Family Stories
I had my daughter 17 months ago, but it seems like a lifetime. We didn’t have a hard time getting pregnant. It was almost instant. But staying pregnant was a different story for me. I ended up in the hospital at 27 weeks, 4 days with preterm premature rupture of the...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 19, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
As a child develops, so does their sensory system, allowing them to react to the world and the people in it. Most children are able to comprehend sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell and process them in a way that works seamlessly together. Some children, though,...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 16, 2017 | Grief & Bereavement, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
by Felicia Nash, MD, OB/GYN Making the decision to try and conceive after a pregnancy loss or preterm birth involves both emotional and physical health components. Often couples faced with this decision spent agonizing weeks, months or years dealing with the...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 28, 2017 | Family Stories, NICU Life
The following story is from Hand to Hold reader Shree. If you’d like to share your NICU story with us, email leighann@handtohold.org. “Your twins are...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 25, 2017 | Family Stories
Brandon and I are thrilled to be the first “couple” to co-chair Fourth Annual Baby Shower Luncheon benefiting Hand to Hold. We have worked all year with such fabulous volunteers who all have the same mission in mind: help raise money for Hand to Hold, so more NICU and...
