by Guest Blogger | Jun 3, 2019 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
This is part one of a four-part series created especially for NICU dads, by NICU dads. Read part two: Rad White and the NICU Beard Club, part three: Micro Preemie Dad Jonathan Hayhurst and part four: Grief and Celebration with Erik Velez. by Alex Zavala Before I...
by Lindsay Rosenfeld | Mar 25, 2019 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
When I was pregnant, I remember reading about classes for new parents-to-be. There were options like Caring for Your Newborn, or Caring for your Newborn Twins, or Breastfeeding 101. I definitely don’t remember any offerings called Caring for your Micro Preemies. Who...
by Lindsay Rosenfeld | Feb 25, 2019 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, NICU Life
As someone who has always been very connected to people – and who regularly connects others to people and resources – I found being a new parent of micro preemies very isolating: hospitalized bed rest; having twins; stopping full time work; spending the first three...
by Ali Dunn | Feb 21, 2019 | Family Stories
I just assumed that when I was ready to have a baby, I would. I had no reason to believe that getting pregnant would pose any difficulty for me. I was relatively young, healthy and had no untreated medical issues. But I was wrong. Like many other women, pregnancy for...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 7, 2019 | Family Stories
“Knowing that I can help in any way, big or small, has made me a better person.” — Ashley Presnell, NICU parent, volunteer peer mentor and Team Hand to Hold member This week’s featured runner, Ashley Presnell, didn’t know about Hand to Hold...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jan 24, 2019 | Family Stories
The secret to living is giving. – Tony Robbins That’s the driving motto behind Team Hand to Hold member Cesar Romero’s passion for giving back. Cesar joined Team Hand to Hold in early January and threw himself into fundRACING for NICU and bereaved...