by Laura Maikata | Jun 10, 2015 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
My husband was a preemie and a special needs child. I guess I’d always known that, though I’d never applied “special needs” to anything to do with him. After the birth of our third child, however, I saw that part of my spouse’s past in a new way. My husband was born...
by Beth Puskas | Jan 12, 2015 | Family Stories, Inspiration, Medical Info & Resources
I was so excited and happy when I found out I was pregnant. Even though I was 37-years old, and of “advanced maternal age,” I was not at all worried about having a complicated pregnancy. I was just so thankful that I was finally going to be a mom! As time went...
by Beth Puskas | Jul 14, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
I doubt I will ever forget the first time I took my preemie to the grocery store with me. It was a few months after his discharge from the NICU and I was anxious to start showing off this new baby of mine, even if it was just to a friendly cashier. What I did not...
by Beth Puskas | Feb 12, 2014 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
“Do you want to try putting him to breast?” the NICU nurse asked tentatively and, just as tentatively, I answered “okay.” It was a few weeks after my baby Ben was born and while I already held him skin-to-skin most days, we had not tried breastfeeding. Considering I...