by Beth Puskas | Jul 14, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
I doubt I will ever forget the first time I took my preemie to the grocery store with me. It was a few months after his discharge from the NICU and I was anxious to start showing off this new baby of mine, even if it was just to a friendly cashier. What I did not...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Jan 22, 2014 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
J was born 94 days early. I was in shock for at least a week after his birth, stumbling around in a dream-like state. When I awoke, I was furious. I wasn’t furious at the medical staff for being unable to stop my preterm labor. I wasn’t furious at my husband who had...
by Kathy McClelland | Nov 8, 2013 | Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
I vividly remember lying on the stretcher gushing blood in a silent panic as the hospitalist said to me, “You’re going to be here for the duration.” What? The duration? The duration of what? I have six more weeks to go. I haven’t even packed my...
by Katie Reginato Cascamo | Sep 20, 2013 | Family Stories
Raising a premature child is very similar to climbing a mountain. I have done both. In 2009, I experienced several challenges during what should have been a low-risk pregnancy. I developed an enchondroma bone tumor on my right pinky causing it to fracture. One...
by Dani Curliss | Jun 10, 2013 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
Our Kylie was born ten weeks early due to my diagnosis with preeclampsia. I knew something was wrong when I was 29 weeks pregnant and my head hurt so bad that I was vomiting and could barely see. My husband rushed me to the emergency room. It all seems like a blur but...
