by Guest Blogger | Feb 4, 2019 | Emotional Health
Accepting help in the NICU is tough. My son, Brooks, was born at 29 weeks after a month-long hospital stay on bedrest because of PPROM I developed at 25 weeks. There was so much help I needed from the time I was hospitalized. I was almost completely helpless, it felt,...
by Kathy McClelland | Sep 8, 2016 | NICU Life
I knew these “life lessons” in my head before my NICU baby, but I truly knew them in my heart afterward. The NICU became the fertile soil in which these seeds–these three lessons–were planted and became deeply rooted deep within me. 1. Things...
by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Nov 18, 2013 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
With the premature birth of your friend’s baby you may be at a loss for what to say or what to do for her and her family. Maybe you have never met anyone who had a premature baby and you’re faced with some confusing questions. One of the best ways you can help a...
by Kasey Mathews | Dec 19, 2012 | Emotional Health
I used to love the holidays. The sparkle of white lights, the smell of evergreen, the sound of Bing Crosby Christmas carols. And then I spent a Christmas in our home, while our baby lay in an incubator in a hospital an hour away. That year, the arrival of Christmas...