by Kathy McClelland | Apr 20, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
My second son was born with a long list of medical complications and special needs that sent him to the NICU the night we was born. He became so sick that he was transferred from his delivery hospital to the NICU of our local Children’s hospital. He wasn’t...
by Amy Carr | Feb 29, 2016 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
As a parent of a child who spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit, I can tell you it was the birth experience I didn’t expect and hadn’t planned for. Though my daughter’s stay was shorter than some, the emotional fallout and shock of it all did not wear off...
by Kelli Kelley | Dec 18, 2015 | News
I am a Texas girl through and through. There is no time this is more apparent than in the wintertime. I hate being cold! Ironically, our family is gearing up for a white Christmas as we prepare to celebrate the holidays with my husband’s family in Michigan. What will...
by Kathy McClelland | Oct 7, 2015 | Emotional Health
Who has time for a support group? Not you. You’re already stretched to the max. If your baby is still in the NICU, you’re there whenever you can be. When you’re not in the NICU, you’re at home sleeping or spending time with your other...
by Jennifer Beatty | Jun 12, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
As your NICU days end and you take your baby home, things start to feel normal. Well, a ‘new’ sort of normal. But, life after the NICU can sometimes be just as scary, instead now, there’s no nurse to help you know how to care for your baby....