by Heather Hucks | Sep 13, 2013 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
Dear NICU Nurse, To be honest, I never knew you existed. Back when our birth plan included a fat baby, balloons and a two-day celebratory hospital stay, I had never seen you. I had never seen a NICU. Most of the world hasn’t. There may have been a brief, “This is the...
by Chris Cavazos | Jul 24, 2013 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources
When you have a baby in the NICU you entrust the care, not to mention the life of your little baby, to the doctors, NNP’s, nurses and therapists. They have years and years of education and training in caring for these fragile little lives. While you baby is under...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 13, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Happy (soon-to-be) National Neonatal Nurse’s Day! Have I told you all lately how proud I am to be part of such an amazing group of talented people? Too often, my recent e-mails have been “please do this,” “please don’t forget that” and not filled with...
by Samantha Pridgen | Sep 12, 2012 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Roxy was in the NICU and Level II nurseries for 67 days. We saw several nurses during those 67 days. There were some that we loved and others that automatically made my eyes roll. Some in between were just there. There was the nurse that refused to let me hold...
by Joel Brens | Sep 7, 2012 | Emotional Health
I think I speak for a lot of parents of NICU/preemie babies when I say that the moment you are thrust into uncharted territory, it’s hard to know where to turn. While we knew that there was a possibility our son was coming early, when the time came I had no clue...
