by Beth Puskas | Jun 16, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
While super dads boldly go where they may never have gone before (i.e. the first poopy diaper change in the isolette) there are the other supermen that have blessed our preemie families with their feats of kindness and acts of selflessness. There is: A grandpa who...
by Jennifer Beatty | Jun 12, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
As your NICU days end and you take your baby home, things start to feel normal. Well, a ‘new’ sort of normal. But, life after the NICU can sometimes be just as scary, instead now, there’s no nurse to help you know how to care for your baby....
by Kathy McClelland | Jun 9, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
The day before 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...
by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Apr 9, 2014 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life, Pregnancy & Bedrest
If you’re anything like me, while growing up you didn’t have a real-life connection to a mother who experienced a multiple-births pregnancy. Instead you may have been accustomed to believe the romanticized and perfect versions of having multiples, which you might have...
by Kelli Kelley | Mar 24, 2014 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
For many NICU families, sharing our stories is a powerful tool in our attempt to rebuild our lives after a traumatic birth experience. My husband kept a daily journal during our four month NICU stay, but I was barely able to produce a grocery list! It would be almost...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 30, 2013 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Grief & Bereavement
I have been promising myself that I would write about the death of my twins when I was ready. Ever since that fateful day more than 11 years ago, I have tried to write, dozens of times, but my attempts have drawn many tears and very few words. I tried again very...
