by Kathy McClelland | Nov 21, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
We were at the height of dealing with my son’s acid reflux when his speech therapist said to me, “It’s a monster.” Acid reflux is a monster. That describes it perfectly. It’s constantly lurking after a meal ready and waiting to attack....
by Erika Goyer | Oct 24, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Cold and flu season is here, which means you’ve probably started to hear a lot of people coughing and sneezing. When you’re a NICU parent, these sounds can make you panic. We aren’t just worried catching a cold or the flu. We’re worried about respiratory infections,...
by Guest Blogger | May 23, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
When your baby is born prematurely, it is natural to feel unimaginable stress and helplessness. But if there was something more you could do to promote the health and wellness of your baby, while greatly easing your emotional stress, you would undoubtedly do it. A...
by Karee Marsh | May 18, 2016 | Life after the NICU
When you bring home your NICU baby, nurses or pediatricians or NICU doctors may have thrown around the words “winter lockdown” and “preemies are more susceptible…” and to “keep them isolated.” What does this look like when...
by Leigh Ann Torres | May 13, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources
UPDATED JUNE 2020 The other day one of my 8-year-old twins told me she was having trouble seeing. Like many things, eye problems were something I thought we had left behind long ago. “Like how?” I asked. “Are you having trouble seeing the board at...