by Joel Brens | Nov 28, 2012 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
As we near the holiday season, I can’t help but think about all of the things we are so very grateful for. Our pregnancy was far from perfect. But in hindsight our circumstances could have been far worse, our outcome far more dire. Not to diminish the...
by Kelli Kelley | Jun 17, 2012 | Emotional Health, Pregnancy & Bedrest
I was ready for children years before my husband, Mike, embraced the idea. As I impatiently waited for him to give the green light, the ticking of my biological clock constantly rang in my ears. Looking back, I am so thankful he asked for more time – he instinctively...
by Laura Romero | Jun 15, 2012 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
Richie at Brooklyn’s Pumpkin Carving with Dad Kindergarten eventI have always heard it said that anyone can be a father but that it takes someone special to be a dad. If so, then it seems only fitting to say that it takes someone incredible to be the dad of a...
by Elaine Jones | Jun 14, 2012 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Grief & Bereavement
The pain and emptiness of losing my daughter, Caitlyn, never leaves. It is strange to say, but I think that the pain and emptiness I feel makes her seem closer to me, as if she is always there. Between my website and the Facebook Group for NEC, it keeps me...
by Melissa Haber | Jun 13, 2012 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
I witnessed the scene countless times during Daphne’s five-month stay: a father entering the NICU for the first time. He approaches the incubator alone, tentatively, blue gown over his clothes. Peeking into the acrylic incubator from a few feet away, he is approached...
