by Kara Wahlin | Jul 13, 2015 | Grief & Bereavement
My son woke up tonight from a nightmare. He told me his best friend was dead. As a parent of a twinless twin, the symbolism was very difficult for me. A best friend. Dead. Could the image in his nightmare have been his brother? How do you go about telling a little boy...
by Lesley Donaldson-Reid | Jan 28, 2015 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
I spent a year waiting to see if I could live with the man I married (he didn’t live in the same country until a month after the fact) before we considered having children. Three, to be precise. One to complain that they were the oldest child, one to complain...
by Lesley Donaldson-Reid | Dec 19, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
When Torran came home from the hospital, I didn’t think I’d ever let go of him, much less someone else be his babysitter. In the NICU, my emotions had a terrific bashing. Yet, the joy of coming home with my son was sometimes overshadowed by the ongoing...
by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Nov 17, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
The moment you have a premature child you are faced with uncertainty and sometimes that uncertainty is caused by mixed messages and information which can make you feel like you were just hit by a Mack truck. Those sharing their ideas or thoughts on prematurity and how...
by Guest Blogger | Aug 29, 2014 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Having a baby is one of the most life-changing events a person will go through; having a baby born prematurely or with a NICU experience is not only life-altering, it’s also complicated with extra layers of fear, trauma, and loss of control. This article highlights...