by Guest Blogger | May 27, 2016 | Family Stories
My first appointment with my OB in my third trimester started out as a routine check-up, but quickly took a turn for the worse. The first abnormal thing they noticed was there were trace amounts of protein in my urine. Throughout my pregnancy, I had blood pressures...
by David Rainey | May 16, 2016 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
Over the years, my wife has asked me many questions seconds after I fall asleep. Typically her questions cycle through the topics of shutting the garage, taking out the trash, locking the front door, or hearing a sound outside. Her timing is impeccable. “Do you think...
by Guest Blogger | Apr 22, 2016 | Family Stories
by Christina Brueske My pregnancy was amazing. I never knew there was something so rewarding! Every check up our daughter was right on for growth, and I was healthy. At my 39 week check up on October 26, 2015, I had been having some issues with swelling and headaches....
by Guest Blogger | Feb 12, 2016 | Emotional Health, Family Stories
As I look back at the NICU journey of my 25.5 weeker, I am incredibly thankful for the beautiful baby boy who has shown me true strength and determination. He has been a fighter from day one and been through more in 9 months than most deal with in a lifetime. What a...
by Brittany Shives | Feb 10, 2016 | Family Stories, Medical Info & Resources, Pregnancy & Bedrest
After my water broke, and I delivered my daughter seven weeks early, I often wondered why. Did I do something wrong? Would it happen again if I were to get pregnant in a few years? Most women who experience preterm labor ask themselves these same questions. Many times...
by Eric Ruthford | Feb 1, 2016 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
I sat, nervous and emotional, in a room of about a dozen hospital administrators and said, “It would help if you started by telling parents like us, ‘Your child is welcome in our nursery.'” They all nodded and I felt like their faces showed I had...
