by Hand to Hold Staff | Jul 16, 2018 | Pregnancy & Bedrest
Some links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Hand to Hold will earn a commission if you make a purchase. Bed rest and I were not friends. In fact, we were enemies. There’s not a bad word strong enough to explain how much I hated it. Bed...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 7, 2018 | Mental Health
Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit is a traumatic experience. No one is ever really prepared. You have probably felt emotions during your baby’s NICU stay that you never imagined feeling. You have celebrated things you never knew you would and seen...
by Hand to Hold Staff | May 10, 2018 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health
I first read Dr. Seuss’s My Many Colored Days last year when my then 4-year-old son brought it home from preschool and requested I read it to him. My Many Colored Days is children’s book to help children understand the wide range of emotions all of us...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 22, 2018 | Life after the NICU
The day before I delivered my preemie at 29 weeks, via emergency c-section, I was at work, feeling exhausted and uncomfortably swollen. I also had nagging headache that would only get progressively worse throughout the next 24 hours. However, despite my increasing...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 8, 2018 | Mental Health, Pregnancy & Bedrest
I have been part of the premature birth community for nearly five years now since giving birth to my 26-weeker. I’ve talked with so many women who’ve experienced premature birth for a myriad of reasons, as well as women who are pregnant and hoping baby stays in just a...
