by Leigh Ann Torres | Apr 21, 2020 | NICU Life
It’s National Volunteer Week! Making scent cloths for families in the NICU is just one way our community volunteers make a difference. Learn more about becoming a volunteer. No-sew scent cloths assembled by community volunteers Many parents envision bonding with...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Did you miss it? Watch The Parenting Path to Oral Feeding in the NICU here. Join us on Wednesday, March 25 at 12:30 p.m. CST for a free webinar all about feeding: The Parenting Path to Oral Feeding in the NICU, presented by Lisa Kleinz, MA, SLP/L, CNT, CLC, the...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Family Stories
Photo courtesy Erica Brennes Comparison is the thief of joy. Someone is always going to have it worse than you, and someone is always going to have it better. I spent my first five days as a mom being wheeled up and down hospital hallways to visit my...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 13, 2020 | Mental Health
Photo courtesy Krystle Gervais, Sarah Huddleston Photography I find myself downplaying my NICU experience when talking to other NICU parents, thinking what my family went through is nothing compared to what their family went through. It usually goes something like...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Nov 4, 2019 | Family Stories
Photo courtesy Sullivan family It all started with a routine dental cleaning. A high blood pressure reading when I went to get my teeth cleaned sent me straight to the doctor. After lying down in the doctor’s office for 20 minutes, we had no luck getting it...
