by Kelli Kelley | Apr 16, 2014 | Life after the NICU, News
My son Jackson was in the NICU 105 days. He came home a week before his due date after logging more than 2,500 hours in the hospital. His NICU stay was emotionally and physically grueling. From his first days when my husband and I sat by his bedside willing our...
by Jennifer Beatty | Jan 7, 2014 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources
Discover new ways to celebrate the holidays and enjoy meaningful family time even when you hear the dreaded word “quarantine.” Emma Trenti Paroli, NICU mom of a 29-weeker and co-author of Preemies: the Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies and IOS app...
by Heather Hucks | Dec 9, 2013 | Emotional Health, Inspiration
So, you started isolation. Cue: hissing and booing. You made it through the first 2 months and by most accounts, it went rather smoothly. You really wanted to take your little pumpkin, or lion, or princess out for trick or treating but you held tight. You’ve...
by Melissa Haber | Oct 16, 2013 | Life after the NICU
Let’s pretend you are a premature baby, living the hard NICU life. You have immature lungs, brain, digestive tract, immune system. You are expected to breathe air before you’re ready, to regulate your body temperature outside Mommy’s womb, digest food when you should...
by Kelli Kelley | Dec 11, 2012 | Family Stories
When Melissa was pregnant with her first baby, she had lots of sweet dreams about her daughter’s arrival. She and her husband bought tiny pink clothes and created a cozy nursery for her to come home to. Melissa read all the books and thought she knew “what to expect”...
