by Beth Puskas | Jul 10, 2015 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU
“You are so lucky you get to stay home with him!” is what I heard all the time from people. And every time that was said to me, it hurt. I know they meant well. It’s just that they did not understand that, while I did not go back to work for 18 months after my preemie...
by Melanie Turner | Jul 3, 2015 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
My twin daughters were born at 26 weeks and spent 4 months in the hospital. One day while I was visiting my girls in the NICU someone told me to trust my instincts. I thought to myself, “Trust my instincts? What does that mean? Do I have powers now like a...
by Laura Maikata | Jun 10, 2015 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
My husband was a preemie and a special needs child. I guess I’d always known that, though I’d never applied “special needs” to anything to do with him. After the birth of our third child, however, I saw that part of my spouse’s past in a new way. My husband was born...
by Guest Blogger | May 8, 2015 | Inspiration, NICU Life
On Mother’s Day, I think of the moms of the sick and premature babies I cared for in the neonatal ICU for more than 30 years. They all shared these characteristics: They and their spouses/partners were sleep-deprived — dead-dog exhausted. They were scared. Neonatal...
by Jessie Threlkeld | May 6, 2015 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
It was three days before I went into labor. I was lying in my hospital bed before the sun was up, hubby was snoring on the lumpy cot in the corner; we were both exhausted from all the unanswered questions and tests, and I was praying hard! The kind of prayers that...
by Angie Bickford | Apr 27, 2015 | Inspiration
Preemie Babies 101 is a misleading name for our blog. We’re about more than just preemies. We’re about the experience of the NICU as a whole, and those that write for us share those experiences with our readers even when it’s difficult to go back...
