by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 30, 2025 | Pregnancy & Bedrest
Dear parents navigating a high-risk pregnancy, Navigating a high-risk pregnancy can feel overwhelming and scary. It can feel like walking a tightrope – delicate, nerve-wracking, and often isolating. The medical complexities are just one piece of the puzzle. The...
by Heather Hagedorn | Apr 7, 2025 | Pregnancy & Bedrest
Dear parent navigating a pregnancy after a NICU stay, If you have been through the NICU, you may wonder what another pregnancy might be like. Some of us feel like we absolutely cannot imagine going through a pregnancy post-NICU. Some of us want another child...
by Hand to Hold Staff | May 22, 2023 | Pregnancy & Bedrest
by Jenna Maxfield High blood pressure, protein in the urine, swelling and headaches and some of the most commonly-reported symptoms of preeclampsia. But there’s one lesser-known symptom that can often get overlooked: epigastric pain – pain in the upper...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jul 27, 2020 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health
When you’re planning out your life, you never think that having a premature baby could shake your confidence on all future choices, but it does. I knew that when I started my family I would want two kids, so they could grow up together and be best friends like...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jan 4, 2017 | Medical Info & Resources, Pregnancy & Bedrest
By Darline Turner-Lee, mother to preemie Vanessa and founder of Mamas on Bedrest & Beyond As a parent of a late-term preemie, I found myself completely unprepared for the emotional fallout after my child was born early and with breathing problems. Term births are...
