by Babs Haller | Mar 28, 2016 | Life after the NICU
March is Sleep Awareness Month! For more information on preemies and sleep, visit our sleep archives. Trusting Your Baby Without Monitoring It’s a huge relief to finally have your baby home from the NICU, but there can be anxiety leaving the dedicated staff and...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 11, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Professional Insight
This post was originally published on Preemie Babies 101 in June of 2013. You never forget the day your preemie was born. You probably didn’t expect it. You definitely didn’t want it. And, if you’re like me, it led to many miserable days amid beeping machines,...
by Alden Gilligan | Mar 7, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
This is a follow-up from Alden’s first post, Sleep Like a Baby: Toddler Sleep Study. After a few months of doctor’s appointments and tests, our 22-month-old daughter, Neala, had her tonsils and adenoids removed, as well as her turbinates reduced. She was...
by Kara Wahlin | Feb 8, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
The day after my son William died, my husband and I went to the hospital to see his twin Elliott in the NICU. We had agreed that being near Elliott would be the only thing that would feel ok that day. We were both mostly silent. I remember feeling very otherworldly,...
by Melanie Turner | Feb 3, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
One of the best things that happened to me while my girls were in the NICU was meeting another NICU mom. It’s hard to believe anything good can come from the NICU, but it is true. I saw her several times around the NICU and one day my mother happened to start up...
