by Keira Sorrells | Aug 20, 2012 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
Parents of “typically” developing children will marvel when their baby takes their first steps and says their first word. And when their child graduates from high school it is a day of joy to be sure. Each and every mark is to be celebrated and should be. As...
by Katrina Moline | Jul 20, 2012 | Emotional Health, Pregnancy & Bedrest
My first pregnancy was planned. I was 29-years-old, married for seven years and healthy, healthy, healthy. We had a midwife and were planning a natural delivery at a birthing center. Everything was going along just as expected – until suddenly it wasn’t. At...
by sam5683 | Sep 20, 2010 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
In 2008, our 26 week preemie was released from the NICU a week before Halloween. We had been so consumed by her issues (weight gain and bottle-feeding) in the hospital, we hadn’t given the holiday any thought. Since Addie was quarantined during RSV season, we had no...
by Afton Mower | Apr 29, 2010 | Inspiration
Isn’t it amazing that there are preemies that survive which are born as early as 23 and 24 weeks? It’s almost unfathomable to me. These babies are truly miracle babies. My first baby was born at 21 weeks and 2 days gestation. He weighed 12 oz and was 10...
