by Hand to Hold Staff | Apr 24, 2017 | Life after the NICU
During the 29 weeks I was pregnant with my preemie, I tried to go for as many walks as I could. Those walks helped me feel so much better mentally, as well as physically. As I walked I would lovingly rub my growing belly, the weather growing colder as fall turned into...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Apr 13, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Our oldest daughter has been seeing a neurologist since birth. After 15 years, we have found there are some things we can do proactively to make neurology appointments go more smoothly. Why would your child see a neurologist? A neurologist is a doctor who deals with...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Apr 3, 2017 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
by Kaylee Gort “How did you get that scar?” a curious child asks. She is referring to the “V” shaped scar on the right side of my stomach, just above my hips. While others have commented that the scar is “weird,” I have never found shame in it. “Are you talking...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 27, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health
My son is nearly 15 months old. Some days I look at my busy, clumsy toddler and forget that the NICU ever happened. Other days I remember it like it was yesterday, the memories of our month in the NICU still so vividly alive in my mind. Where we currently live, I...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 23, 2017 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Nutrition
by Anne Boon, MS, CCC-SLP After being intubated with a breathing tube for so many months Bryce’s ‘suck muscles’ were weak and trying to feed from the bottle took so much energy that he would tire out before filling his belly. We supplemented tube feedings by way of an...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | Life after the NICU
In the NICU Faye seemed like she did so well. She sailed through her two-month stay with no issues and the doctors we all so impressed with her. They called her the superstar of the ward. This was my second time around at being a mama, so once there was talk of her...
