by Samantha Pridgen | Dec 14, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
After the storm began to calm following my daughter’s early arrival, I felt the urge to give back to the preemie community. At the time, I had no idea how large the community really is. I began a blog to keep family updated and used it to spread awareness...
by Samantha Pridgen | Sep 12, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Roxy was in the NICU and Level II nurseries for 67 days. We saw several nurses during those 67 days. There were some that we loved and others that automatically made my eyes roll. Some in between were just there. There was the nurse that refused to let me hold...
by Samantha Pridgen | Jul 18, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
“With your preeclampsia being so severe, your chances of this happening again are 50/50. I’m not telling you not to have more kids; I just want you to be aware of your chances. There is a good chance that you will have to be on bed rest for a few months with another...
by Samantha Pridgen | Jun 7, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Whether its a hospital support group for parents, an online community or real-life friends, support from others really helped me out while dealing not only with the NICU, but with being home with a small baby right of the NICU as well. Even now, almost three years...
by Samantha Pridgen | May 24, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
One week after my release from the hospital, I stopped at the office and made arrangements to come back to work only two short weeks after the birth of my daughter. I was lucky that I was able and my only restriction was not to use stairs. With only four weeks of...
