by Melissa McMurchy | May 17, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Siblings
One of the biggest lessons I have learned from having a preemie, our NICU stay, and even now at home is to have patience. Patience is something I have never really had but having preemies has definitely changed that. When I got pregnant with the girls I wasn’t...
by Stephanie Goley | Feb 20, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
As parents, our tendency is to protect our children and solve their problems – sometimes to a fault. Mothers, especially, have a keen sense of being able to predict what their children need, before the children know themselves, and race to provide whatever that...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 8, 2013 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Information is a valuable commodity. Simply put, when we understand things, we are better prepared to deal with them. I saw this principle in action every day as a master’s level social worker in the years before I became a neonatologist. As I helped families in...