by Rhiannon Giles | Jan 13, 2017 | NICU Life, Siblings
Having a baby in the NICU is painful. There is a special, additional, layer of hell when you also have other children at home. My daughter, Lorelei, had just turned five when her brother was born two months early. She lost her only child status in grand fashion. There...
by LaShanda Gordon | Sep 23, 2015 | Family Stories, NICU Life, Siblings
On a Sunday morning, I became a NICU mom three times over. On that day, time stood still as an emergency c-section ushered my 29-week triplets into the world. Then came Monday…and as abruptly as time had stopped, it moved again. Its pace quickened from a surreal slow...
by Jessica Thomas | Oct 13, 2014 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Siblings
Wednesday, October 15th is Global Handwashing Day. We hope you’ll enjoy these tips, as well as our pro-insights article later this month on the topic of hand washing. I saw the excitement in my daughters’ eyes as we entered the NICU for them to meet their...
by Julie Cruz | Apr 14, 2014 | NICU Life, Siblings
I remember being so conflicted when my Haley was in the NICU. She was our second child. We were used to giving all of our attention to our son Jacob. Now not only did we have two kids to love and care for, but they were in different locations. Trying to learn...
by Michelle Hensel | Mar 6, 2013 | Emotional Health, NICU Life, Siblings
Three-year-olds have a way of accepting life as it is, not as how it should be. They only know that things are the way they are. They don’t have the capacity to think, “It wasn’t supposed to be like this” or “I wish it were...
