by Alden Gilligan | Aug 5, 2015 | Family Stories, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
Our twins were born at 31 weeks after a crash c-section. I was a mess. High doses of magnesium to manage atypical HELLP Syndrome, coupled with various other drugs, preemie twins, and the fact that my husband was out of town left me fairly devastated. I couldn’t stand...
by Laura Maikata | Aug 3, 2015 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU
The nurse walked in as I finished pumping. She complimented me on my fortitude, that I was still trying hard to produce milk for my son, months in to our NICU stay. What else was I going to do? He wasn’t even supposed to be here yet. I couldn’t give him third...
by Shoshana Koch | Jun 3, 2015 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
While on three-day hospital bed rest with PPROM, I researched what was required to create a breast milk supply under these circumstances: our son was going to be an extremely low birth weight, premature, and sick baby. He would be separated from me at birth,...
by Cristal Grogan | Nov 24, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
I’m sure by now you know the sinking feeling you get when other moms come at you with the “my baby had reflux too” stories. First, I want you to know that you’re not alone. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is one of the most common problems that a preemie can...
by Jessie Threlkeld | Nov 19, 2014 | Life after the NICU
Does your preemie have eczema, allergies constipation or reflux? Maybe these are just things that you want to avoid? It’s never to late or too early to begin getting your preemie on the best track nutritionally. When my preemie was born I thought I knew a lot...
