by Hand to Hold Staff | May 14, 2020 | Medical Info & Resources, Mental Health, Professional Insight
If your baby is in the NICU, you probably feel stressed, overwhelmed and worried about your baby’s health – among many other issues. Most parents are so focused on their babies—understandably so—they forget about themselves and their own emotional well-being....
by Leigh Ann Torres | May 11, 2020 | Mental Health
In the days and months after having a baby, our hormones and emotions are still fluctuating. Sometimes these feelings are mild and only last a few days. But sometimes they can be more intense, involve intrusive thoughts, and you may not see a light at the end of the...
by Leigh Ann Torres | May 4, 2020 | Mental Health
For May’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re focusing on why it’s important for moms to prioritize their own mental health. Together we can raise awareness, remove stigmas and encourage mothers to care for themselves so they can heal, thrive and grow during...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | Mental Health
Photo credit: Jodi Ellen Photography When Ben was in the NICU, I would wake up in the morning and for a moment everything was fine. For a brief second as I woke, I would forget. Then suddenly, my world would come crashing down, and I would remember where I was, and...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 13, 2020 | Mental Health
Photo courtesy Krystle Gervais, Sarah Huddleston Photography I find myself downplaying my NICU experience when talking to other NICU parents, thinking what my family went through is nothing compared to what their family went through. It usually goes something like...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jul 22, 2019 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health
All of us have to say goodbye to our old selves, our lives before (medically fragile) child. It hit me when I broke my favorite blue and white patterned plates. The visions I had of dinner parties, book clubs, a fun and relaxing home full of guests…just...
