NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
NICU Babies Parent Support Podcast
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A podcast for all NICU parents
Listen while on bedrest, in the NICU, commuting to and from the hospital for visits with your baby, and in your post-NICU life, when many still need support.
Podcast episodes cover topics including:
- Mental health and counseling
- Self-care and asking for help
- Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)
- Grief, loss and palliative care
- Helpful resources (medical equipment, medical journaling)
- Parenting multiples
- Advocating for your baby
- Medical billing and insurance
- NICU parent stories (moms and dads)
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Episode 126: Adopting a NICU Baby
Guest: Shannon Donnelly When parents get the call about a baby ready for adoption, they don’t often expect it to be accompanied with a NICU stay. Adoptive mom, Shannon Donnelly, shares how life changed for her and her husband, how they navigated an out-of-state...
Episode 125: Is This Normal, or Not?
Guest: Dr. Meghan Martin, aka drbeachgem10 “Is this normal?” is something almost every NICU parent asks about their baby at some point. In this episode, popular social media ER doctor, Dr. Meghan Martin aka drbeachgem.10, shares her own NICU story, how to be a good...
Episode 124: The 411 on ROP: All About Tiny Eyes
Guest: Dr. Rupa Wong, Pediatric OpthalmologistNICU parents worry about a lot, but we know that education is power. If your child is at risk for eye abnormalities like retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), or has been diagnosed, pediatric ophthalmologist and popular...
Episode 123: A Slow Exhale: Finding Purpose Through Special Needs Parenting
Guest: Valerie Rodriguez, Special Needs Mom Valerie Rodriguez wasn’t planning on a lot of things: another pregnancy, multiples, a NICU stay or even having to say goodbye to one of her boys. In this episode she shares how she found her new normal, navigating grief,...
Episode 122: What it Feels Like to Lose Control
Guest: Britt Fisk, Special Needs Mom & Cancer SurvivorHer daughter was diagnosed with spina bifida during a tenuous spinal surgery, and then she was diagnosed with breast cancer. As the mom of eight, Britt Fisk knows a thing or two about surrendering control. Her...
Episode 121: Supporting Families in Crisis
Guests: Kelli Kelley, founder and CEO, and Katrina Moline, Executive Director of Hand to HoldEveryday, 3,000 parents find out their child may have a NICU stay. They may start by logging on to the Hand to Hold website, but Founder and CEO of Hand to Hold, Kelli Kelley,...
Episode 120: Season 9: Finding Your New Normal
How many times has someone asked you, “Are things back to normal yet?” following your NICU stay? We know how frustrating that question, and the answers, can be. In season 9 of the NICU Babies Parent Support podcast, it’s all about finding your new normal. Our diverse...
Episode 119: Life After a Heart Transplant
Guest: Kasie Marek, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome momFrom there to here. When Kasie Marek’s son received a heart transplant after a long and difficult medical road of treating his hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), she had no idea what lay on the other side of...
Episode 118: Pregnancy After a NICU Baby
Guest: Stephanie Goley, Special Needs MomShould you have another child after a NICU stay? While it’s a common question, there is no easy answer. Special needs mom Stephanie Goley shares how her family weighed the decision of adding to their family, how they focused on...
Episode 117: NICU Sibling-hood & Big Emotions
Guest: Dr. Siggie Cohen, Child Development SpecialistDuring a NICU stay, there’s often a population that gets overlooked: the siblings. Parenting expert and child development specialist Dr. Siggie Cohen helps parents get to the heart of conflict, develop positive...
Episode 116: RSV Fears & Health Disparities
Guest: Chelsea Samms, NICU Nurse and EducatorAs a nurse educator with a NICU nursing background, Chelsea Samms shares her honest experience in caring for NICU babies. She encourages parents to trust their instinct when treating illnesses like RSV, how to advocate for...
Episode 115: Finding Hope When Life is Hard
Guest: Mary Lenaburg, Special Needs & Bereaved MomHope needs a face. We often wonder how parents and caregivers of very medically fragile children can find joy and hope, even in the midst of long days, hospital stays and unimaginable grief, but they do. Today’s guest,...
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