by Aimee Sprik | Oct 17, 2012 | Inspiration
So many of us can relate to the bittersweet anniversary of what should have been your child’s due date, but they came too soon. One of our Facebook followers, Melissa Biesemeier, shared a sweet poem she wrote for her son, Daxton. This Should Have Been Your...
by Kathryn Whitaker | Sep 28, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
My preemie recently celebrated his third birthday. Every year, it is a mixed bag of emotions. Thankfully, there is more joy than sadness, more happiness than anxiety. While the details of my son’s birth will never leave my head, my heart has learned to celebrate...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 21, 2022 | Life after the NICU
Isolation. Quarantine. While NICU parents are thrilled to have their babies home, life is not necessarily back to normal. If you come home close to or during cold, flu and RSV season, you’re likely facing these two words – isolation and quarantine –...
by Christine Tester | Feb 21, 2022 | Family Stories
“Love for another baby in the NICU was not an emotion I was allowing myself to feel again.” by Christine Tester Moving to another country is always exciting, but it was made all the more so when we found out we were pregnant with our third child just a few...
by Guest Blogger | Aug 2, 2021 | News, NICU Life
by Jennifer Canvasser, MSW Founder and Executive Director of NEC Society When my twins, Micah and Zachary, were born at 27 weeks gestation, I struggled with intense feelings of shame and guilt, on top of being unfamiliar with the NICU and how to help my babies...