by Danielle Dreger | Apr 6, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
For the last sixteen months I have been in a love-hate relationship with my breast pump, often logging more hours with it than my husband. Six months ago I could produce five ounces of breastmilk in the time it took me to watch an episode of the Mindy Project at...
by Samantha Pridgen | Jan 27, 2014 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
The day after I gave birth to our 29-weeker, my milk was overflowing. I will never forget the embarrassment I felt as visitors came in to find my pajamas soaked and me totally unaware. We immediately called the lactation nurse, and I had my first experience pumping...
by Guest Blogger | Jan 9, 2011 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
by Carol Ramsey There is a very special relationship, not well documented and known only to a small subset of the population. It is the relationship between a NICU Mom and the deep freezer in her garage. To explain this fully, I’ll have to start at the...
