by Michelle Hensel | Jun 26, 2012 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Surrender. Defeat. Failure. These are the words that circulated in my head when I reluctantly agreed to a gastrostomy for my son. My son and his twin sister were born 16 weeks early. Due to a complication of a PDA surgery at only two weeks old, my son was left with a...
by Bea Smith | Jun 25, 2012 | Medical Info & Resources
This past May, Caleb turned one. A huge milestone as this was a big year for him with one NICU stay, seven hospitalizations, four surgeries, and three trips to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where we travel for his medical care. We planned a big party to...
by Kelli Kelley | Apr 19, 2012 | Medical Info & Resources
I was a formula fed baby. To my mom, breastfeeding was somewhat of a taboo subject. I think she was taken a little off guard when I informed her early in my pregnancy that I planned to breastfeed her first grandchild. When Jackson was born 16 weeks preterm, weighing...
