by Melissa Haber | Jul 4, 2013 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
When your micro preemie gets discharged from the NICU, you are, of course, overjoyed. You look forward to having some quiet time at home to get to know your baby, and yet, you soon realize that you may be out of the house more often than you’d like. Along with those...
by Lindsay Franks | Apr 29, 2013 | Life after the NICU
When we brought our former 23-weeker home from the NICU, we knew we had a long road of therapy ahead of us. After all, he was a 23 weeker, with bilateral grade 4 bleeds and at a high risk for developing CP. We knew he would need therapy. Before we left the NICU, we...
by Melissa Haber | Feb 18, 2013 | Life after the NICU
When my daughter Daphne came home after five months in the NICU, we took her to the first pediatrician appointment not knowing what to expect. After all, she had been followed by just about every kind of specialist in the hospital, and we had a long schedule of...
by Kasey Mathews | Aug 6, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
When my son was born on his due date, the midwife placed him on my chest before his umbilical cord was cut. We stared into each other’s eyes, exchanging telepathic messages. Mine to him – You’re here. You’re real. His to me – I am here. You’re my mother....
by Joel Brens | Aug 3, 2012 | Life after the NICU
While lots of kids big and small are headed back to school soon, our son is still a year away from starting preschool. We have been so blessed with his progress. We were informed when our son came seven weeks early that we should be aware that there might be delays,...
