by Eric Ruthford | Feb 1, 2016 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
I sat, nervous and emotional, in a room of about a dozen hospital administrators and said, “It would help if you started by telling parents like us, ‘Your child is welcome in our nursery.'” They all nodded and I felt like their faces showed I had...
by Alison Epps | Sep 16, 2015 | Inspiration, NICU Life
How do you say thank you to the people who saved your child’s life? Finding words to honor their dedication, compassion, kindness, brilliance, and love is an impossibly difficult task. I’ve heard lots of people say that their NICU nurses became like family to...
by Eric Ruthford | May 18, 2015 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Medical Info & Resources
When Miri’s water broke at 22 weeks and 6 days of gestation, we knew our child was in extreme danger, and we were trying to cling to some hope he might live. The neonatologist who came to talk to us didn’t help with hope. “At this stage, I don’t recommend that babies...
by Eric Ruthford | Apr 20, 2015 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
One of the things about becoming a Dad for the first time is that you feel a little disconnected as Mom is by far the more necessary person in the birth. Having your first child go in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is especially frustrating, as it feels like there...
by Stacey Skrysak | Apr 15, 2015 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
A normal pregnancy, followed by an easy delivery, that’s what every mother hopes for. Those first moments after giving birth should be filled with happy tears, while you cradle your new bundle of joy. But for preemie moms – and even term-NICU moms – that...
