by Beth Puskas | Apr 20, 2020 | Life after the NICU
Hey parents, how are we doing?…….yeah, me too. I was hoping some parents may be adjusting to this miserable, new, normal. But not us and I am guessing not many of you, as well. Working from home and also trying to home school our son during this time of social...
by Beth Puskas | Aug 9, 2018 | Life after the NICU
“Mama, are the cupcakes ready?” my former 29-weeker, now 5-year-old son, asks for what must be the thousandth time in the past 5 minutes of the 20-25 minutes it takes for these darn cupcakes to bake. I try so hard to not get annoyed. Because first, let’s be honest, I...
by Beth Puskas | Feb 6, 2017 | Emotional Health
It’s been four years, almost to the day, since I gave birth to my preemie at 29 weeks, weighing 2lb 6oz. Nothing at all like the big, bouncing baby boy I had been fantasizing about. Yet, he was the most beautiful, and tiniest, baby I had ever seen. Being rushed by...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Dec 22, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Three and a half years ago, we bundled our second preemie into her car seat and left the NICU in our rearview mirror. We have since moved to a new state, built a house, and started new jobs. Our kids run and play, and on the surface, they look nothing like the tiny...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Jul 11, 2016 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life
Preemies are not small full-term babies, and parenting a preemie is its own unique roller coaster of joys and challenges separate from the standard newborn experience. Here are 9 ways the experience of parenting preemies is unique. Having a preemie begins a journey,...
