by Alden Gilligan | Nov 3, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
The week before our twins were discharged from the NICU after 78 long days, we were required to submit the name of our pediatrician. We didn’t have one. And we had no idea where to start looking for one. We knew that we had some family in town who loved their...
by Kasey Mathews | May 16, 2014 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
I once asked my daughter’s optometrist (one of Boston’s best, by the way) if there was anything we could do to help our daughter strengthen her eyesight. “No, not really,” she had replied, returning to her task of adjusting the little gold rimmed glasses on our...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 31, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
I’ve always been career driven, knowing since I was a child that I would someday be a television news anchor. Yet people often told me, “Your priorities will change once you have kids.” I didn’t believe them. I absolutely love my job, sharing the news of the day to...
by Angie Bickford | Mar 26, 2014 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU, News, Reviews & Giveaways
This month, we piloted a special evening chat time. Participants could choose between either Wednesday, March 19th, at 8:30 p.m. CT OR Friday, March 21st, during our regular time of 11:30 a.m. CT. Writer, teacher, and author Kate Hopper shared how you can use your...
by Michelle Hensel | Jan 20, 2014 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
A new preemie mom asked me on my personal blog, “Does it get easier?” – such a seemingly simple question to which I had no answer. My answer would be “yes,” but I knew that was just our story. It didn’t represent the entire preemie population, and had she...
