by Laura Maikata | Jan 25, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
Congratulations. You are the parent of a preemie. In the next few weeks you will readjust your expectations of a normal pregnancy and a normal birth. And around you are people who care for you, who are trying to understand your new world. This post is about these...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Jan 13, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
Within a 6-week span, we bought our first house, moved 400 miles to a new city, and became parents, 14 weeks early. We had no local support network. No church. No friends from work. No people to call in a pinch. No one to bake us casseroles or tie balloons on our...
by Kathy McClelland | Jan 8, 2016 | Emotional Health
We had been in the NICU for just a couple of weeks when a nurse stopped me in the bay just near my son’s bed. “I’m Chris. I’m the charge nurse.” she said. I don’t remember my response. It was probably as polite as I could muster,...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jan 1, 2016 | Emotional Health
Every January I find myself in a state of disbelief that time is forcing us to get accustomed to yet another calendar year. Didn’t I just get used to writing “2015” on everything? But that’s the thing about time. It doesn’t stop. As I...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Dec 30, 2015 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Our latest Facebook chat took place on December 16, 2015. Special guest Jen Simmons talked to us about keeping spirits bright during the holidays and how to cope with the many emotions that accompany the season. Jen is a Licensed Professional Counselor whose...
by Brittany Shives | Dec 28, 2015 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
When we were pregnant with our first baby, we did all the things most couples do to prepare for her arrival. We cleared out a room, set up the crib and read dozens of pregnancy books. However, when my water broke seven weeks early, we were thrown into an unfamiliar...
