Posts: Family Stories
The NICU Doesn’t Leave You – Nikki’s Story
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 you. It takes a while to gain control and understanding of your feelings. And for...
Celebrating Neonatal Nurses Week
September 9 – 15 is Neonatal Nurses Week! Established in 2000 by the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), members of the neonatal community use this time to honor their nurse colleagues and show their pride in being a neonatal nurse. For NICU parents,...
How Having a Peer Mentor Helped Me Go from Surviving to Thriving
Photo courtesy of the author After the birth of my daughter at 32 weeks pregnant via an emergency C-section, I found myself in complete survival mode. My only focus was getting to the hospital twice a day and pumping as much as I could for her. I literally could not...
From Healthy Pregnancy to Traumatic Birth and a Full-Term NICU Baby
by Donna Klostermann photo courtesy Klostermann family As I progressed through my pregnancy, I relaxed each time we passed a milestone. After I reached 36 weeks, I breathed a sigh of relief because, if my baby were born, he or she would probably survive. My attitude...
Being a NICU Big Sister Changed My Life
by Alexandra Lofton Photo courtesy Alexandra Lofton Being a sibling of a NICU baby is a very unique experience. For me it was a time of learning and excitement; however, it was also a very challenging and frightening period. Being an 8-year-old, I was filled with...Sponsors
