by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Sep 28, 2015 | Family Stories, NICU Life
When I found out we were expecting twins, I tried to bury the idea of potential premature delivery deep in the back of my mind. I was so excited! I was having twins! I tried to be positive and think about all the fun things my twins would do “two-gether” once they...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 26, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
As a NICU parent, the day your baby comes home from the NICU is the day you’ve been dreaming of. And yet, the truth is that it’s often an overwhelming and scary day. After days or weeks or months of having professional caregivers all day and night, endless supplies of...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 26, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
In the United States, approximately 4 million babies are born annually, 11% will be premature and 1% of term infants will require NICU care. Once these babies are born a team of physicians, nurses and many other staff members will work diligently to offer the best...
by Kelli Kelley | Apr 16, 2014 | Life after the NICU, News
My son Jackson was in the NICU 105 days. He came home a week before his due date after logging more than 2,500 hours in the hospital. His NICU stay was emotionally and physically grueling. From his first days when my husband and I sat by his bedside willing our...
by Guest Blogger | Jul 29, 2013 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Since working with parents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for more than 15 years (can I really be that old?) it seems every parent enters the NICU certain of one thing—their baby needs to grow to go home. We dietitians become pretty obsessed with...
