by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Mar 13, 2015 | Emotional Health, NICU Life, Siblings
The NICU experience can be a bewildering and frightening experience for the parents of a premature or unwell baby, so imagine the idea of a NICU from a young child’s perspective. One day mom is at home, caring for the child and the next morning mom is nowhere to be...
by Jessie Threlkeld | Jan 2, 2015 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life
One of the big things your NICU team will talk to you about upon discharge is protecting your baby from getting sick. With RSV season still in full swing, this is a hot topic! Most preemie lungs are very underdeveloped, so getting sick can be very serious. When my...
by Jessica Thomas | Dec 3, 2014 | NICU Life, Siblings
I woke up that morning and felt “funny.” I couldn’t really put my finger on what was wrong. At only 27 weeks pregnant, I refused to let my mind believe that the back pain I was having was actually contractions. Curling up on the couch didn’t help, chugging glasses of...
by Lesley Donaldson-Reid | Jun 20, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
I dreamed of the summer I was going to have with my baby. My first child was due June 10th and we were going to relax together in the best months of the year. That dream turned into a nightmare when my water broke at 19 weeks of pregnancy. My son was born the day...
by Beth Puskas | Jun 2, 2014 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU
One of the best moments I had while my son, Ben, was in the NICU for 68 days – and we all know those moments can be few and far between – was when his nurse suggested I read a book to him. For some of you, reading to your baby would be a no-brainer, but...
