by Beth Puskas | Jan 12, 2015 | Family Stories, Inspiration, Medical Info & Resources
I was so excited and happy when I found out I was pregnant. Even though I was 37-years old, and of “advanced maternal age,” I was not at all worried about having a complicated pregnancy. I was just so thankful that I was finally going to be a mom! As time went...
by Rebecca Wood | Jan 7, 2015 | Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
After the birth of my micropreemie due to severe early onset preeclampsia and HELLP, I stepped off of the baby train. That was it, we were done. My husband and I are finished having children. We have one. People seem to think that the size of our family is their...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Nov 7, 2014 | Pregnancy & Bedrest
The year after my son was born at 26 weeks, my ob-gyn suggested I see a high-risk specialist to discuss the possibility of having another preemie. Here are five things I wish I’d known when I was choosing a high-risk obstetrician, or a maternal-fetal medicine...
by Guest Blogger | Oct 29, 2014 | Family Stories
What were the circumstances surrounding your child’s birth? When I was 29 weeks, I went in for a regular checkup. Since the appointment, I had just 2 weeks prior been cancelled due to an emergency c-section, my doctor had to attend. My blood pressure was 160/120. My...
by Rebecca Wood | Jul 28, 2014 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
I remember the day Charlie was born like it was yesterday. I spent the ten days prior in the hospital hoping and waiting. However, nothing could prepare me for her birth at 26 weeks or for what was to follow. The day of her birth, no one explained what was happening....