by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 5, 2016 | NICU Life
Was there a routine, first-time parenting activity in the NICU that made you extremely nervous to perform? Maybe it was changing a diaper, or giving your preemie a bath. Whatever it was, you are in good company. All of us preemie parents have been there! In January,...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 3, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health, NICU Life
One of the best things that happened to me while my girls were in the NICU was meeting another NICU mom. It’s hard to believe anything good can come from the NICU, but it is true. I saw her several times around the NICU and one day my mother happened to start up...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 25, 2016 | Mental Health, NICU Life
Congratulations. You are the parent of a preemie. In the next few weeks you will readjust your expectations of a normal pregnancy and a normal birth. And around you are people who care for you, who are trying to understand your new world. This post is about these...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 13, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health, NICU Life
Within a 6-week span, we bought our first house, moved 400 miles to a new city, and became parents, 14 weeks early. We had no local support network. No church. No friends from work. No people to call in a pinch. No one to bake us casseroles or tie balloons on our...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 6, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
January is National Blood Donor Month. Blood saves lives! To find a blood drive near you, visit the American Red Cross. When thinking about donating blood, one usually assumes, “Oh, my blood is going to help someone,” but nine times out of ten, we have no...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Dec 28, 2015 | Mental Health, NICU Life
When we were pregnant with our first baby, we did all the things most couples do to prepare for her arrival. We cleared out a room, set up the crib and read dozens of pregnancy books. However, when my water broke seven weeks early, we were thrown into an unfamiliar...
