by Eric Ruthford | Aug 30, 2018 | Fatherhood, Life after the NICU, Nutrition
Sometimes when you’re trying to get your former micropreemie to advance with a life skill, it pays to try something weird. For example, putting banana in your ear. I brought his favorite stuffed toy, Blue Bear, to the table and made him say, “I’m going to chew banana...
by Kathy McClelland | Jun 14, 2018 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
On a Saturday we sat in the NICU conference room listening to a doctor tell us our son would likely never walk, talk, or cognitively develop past the age of a five or six year old. The next day was Father’s Day. I did nothing to celebrate my husband. I was embarrassed...
by Cheryl Silinskas | Jun 22, 2017 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life
Our micropreemie, Zoey, was born at 24 weeks. She was our first child, so we were launched into the NICU with lots of questions and very different approaches to parenting. There are certain stand-out moments that in retrospect I appreciate, but at the time, I was...
by Melissa McMurchy | Jun 15, 2017 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life
Unless one goes through the journey themselves, one will never understand the experience of NICU parents. Add an hour and a half drive to see your child and no siblings being allowed in, and it makes it that much harder of a journey. The girls were born in May. Brooke...
by Guest Blogger | Jan 27, 2017 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
The following story is from Hand to Hold reader Kevin. If you’d like to share your NICU story with us, email leighann@handtohold.org. It’s been four years...
by Eric Ruthford | Oct 13, 2016 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Grief & Bereavement
October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. For more information on grief and healing, visit Hand to Hold’s bereavement resources. I have never liked visions of heaven that have it be a separate place, a place where we float as souls disconnected...
