by David Winsman | Dec 19, 2022 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Grief & Bereavement
Yes, the holidays are hard but even more so in the NICU, post NICU, or in bereavement. The holidays are hard. This used to be a blanket statement I subscribed to. Prior to being in the NICU with my wife and daughter, going home on hospice care, and becoming a bereaved...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Nov 7, 2022 | Family Stories, Medical Info & Resources
This article is sponsored by Neotech. For NICU mom Teresa, news that her daughter, Teigan, needed a tracheostomy came after her family had already been in the NICU for three months. Teigan was born with an omphalocele, a condition in which some of her abdominal...
by Christine Tester | Feb 21, 2022 | Family Stories
“Love for another baby in the NICU was not an emotion I was allowing myself to feel again.” by Christine Tester Moving to another country is always exciting, but it was made all the more so when we found out we were pregnant with our third child just a few...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 20, 2021 | Family Stories
Although my experience might be minuscule compared to some, this was our journey. I don’t like to call it a NICU stay because it’s not just to stay. When your time in the NICU has been completed, that experience, that memory, that emotional roller coaster never leaves...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 7, 2021 | Family Stories
“Find one good thing to take from each day.” Submitted by Hailey C, Jacksonville, FL Our story We always have said nothing was easy for us. My partner and I struggled to conceive our boys, going through 6 rounds of IUI before getting pregnant, as we are in...
by Guest Blogger | Jul 5, 2021 | Family Stories
“Many judged harshly or didn’t understand, so they left us alone rather than offer support.” by Courtney S. Our daughter was rushed to the NICU hours after being born. She was born at 41 weeks, after a perfect, healthy, normal pregnancy. We were thrown...