by Guest Blogger | Feb 27, 2014 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Finding out you are pregnant is one of the most exciting things ever, especially if you had a difficult time getting there. We expect our pregnancies to be flawless and joyful. But, when you find out you are having triplets as I did, that world comes crashing down. ...
by Jennifer Beatty | Jan 7, 2014 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources
Discover new ways to celebrate the holidays and enjoy meaningful family time even when you hear the dreaded word “quarantine.” Emma Trenti Paroli, NICU mom of a 29-weeker and co-author of Preemies: the Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies and IOS app...
by Jennifer Beatty | Dec 5, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Feeling Bah HumBug about the holidays this year? Join us Wednesday, December 11th at 11:30 am CST on Hand to Hold’s Facebook Wall as we look at ways to celebrate the holidays and enjoy meaningful family time even when you hear the dreaded word...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 28, 2013 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
One of the most difficult days of my life was the day my son called from Texas to say doctors were getting ready to do an emergency C-section on our daughter-in-law. Her preeclampsia was putting her life and the life of our first grandchild at risk. On that day,...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 30, 2013 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
You never forget the day your preemie was born. You probably didn’t expect it. You definitely didn’t want it. And, if you’re like me, it led to many miserable days amid beeping machines, whimpering babies and occasional emergency procedures that made half your hair...