by Hand to Hold Staff | May 23, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
When your baby is born prematurely, it is natural to feel unimaginable stress and helplessness. But if there was something more you could do to promote the health and wellness of your baby, while greatly easing your emotional stress, you would undoubtedly do it. A...
by Hand to Hold Staff | May 4, 2016 | Mental Health, NICU Life
I never expected to spend my first Mother’s Day in a children’s hospital. But in May 2015, that was where I celebrated it. A year earlier I discovered my pregnancy on Mother’s Day and carried that secret inside of me for two days before telling my husband. I spent...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Apr 29, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health, NICU Life
Dear NICU parent, First of all, congratulations on bringing life into this world! I don’t know how you got to this point. Whether your labor was long or short. Whether this moment was a surprise or a day that you have been anticipating after months on bedrest. I do...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Mar 16, 2016 | Mental Health, NICU Life
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” — e.e. cummings “Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” — Lord Byron “Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion” — Truvy (Steel Magnolias) Any...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 17, 2016 | NICU Life
One of the most common questions that leads people to this blog is something along the lines of, “My friend had a preemie – how can I help?” Friends and family want to help, but being a NICU parent is likely something to which many people cannot...
