by Rebecca Wood | Mar 12, 2021 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
This article has been updated and reviewed for accuracy by Trish Ringley, RN. Hurray! NICU discharge day is around the corner! As you prepare to take your preemie home, you may walk down the infant formula aisle for the first time. The aisle is overwhelming. There are...
by Melissa McMurchy | Aug 8, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
I had never, ever thought about breastfeeding and really wanted no part of it. I was okay with formula feeding since I had seen my niece and nephew thrive just fine on formula feeds. As I learned that I was having twins and that they were probably going to be...
by Laura Martin | Nov 5, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
It was Thanksgiving lunch at Joseph’s school. Parents and grandparents had joined their children in the school cafeteria for a special Thanksgiving celebration. Because of Joseph’s multiple food allergies and compromised gastrointestinal system due to short bowel...
by Melissa McMurchy | Aug 13, 2014 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
When you have a preemie and are staying in the NICU, one of the first things they talk to you about is breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is something that I was not interested in; I had planned on formula feeding and was okay with that. After having the girls and...
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...
