by Melissa Vandermeer | Jun 28, 2018 | Medical Info & Resources
Bringing a baby home on oxygen may feel scary, but with a little practice you will learn quickly and feel empowered caring for your baby. Giving a baby extra oxygen involves a lot of monitoring, handling foreign equipment and stepping out of your comfort zone to learn...
by Kathy McClelland | Mar 5, 2018 | Life after the NICU
Remember the saying, “Expect the unexpected?” It applies here too. On NICU discharge day. Just like there are processes and procedures while your baby is in the NICU, there are processes and procedures for leaving the NICU. The NICU nurses will not send...
by Melissa McMurchy | Feb 9, 2015 | Life after the NICU
Okay so picture this: you are in the hospital with your baby getting ready to take him/her home. You get your little one all bundled up and in the car seat and you are on your way. Now imagine your child has been in the hospital for 11 months … yes, you read...
by Kristin Beuscher | Dec 22, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
After I brought my daughter home from the hospital, my world became way too small. At first it felt luxurious to be home. Going back and forth to the NICU multiple times a day was exhausting, and I was so happy that I could spend an entire day in my pajamas and not...
by Kristin Beuscher | Dec 18, 2013 | Life after the NICU
My daughter had been home from the NICU two months when Hurricane Sandy made landfall in my home state of New Jersey. Born at 28 weeks due to placental abruption, Evelyn came home in August after 68 days in the NICU. Like many others, she was accompanied by an apnea...
