by Chrissy Southern | Mar 5, 2014 | Family Stories, Pregnancy & Bedrest
Here’s my story and I hope it brings you encouragement. You are not alone. We are fighting for you! In the fall of 2011, I got some very exciting and unexpected news, I was four weeks pregnant! Dave and I were so excited and nervous to become parents. By the...
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 Babs Haller | Oct 29, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
In a perfect world, I would have celebrated Jack’s sixth birthday in June at a swimming party with friends, family, and Jack. But since he passed away when I was five and a half months pregnant, I have found my own ways to celebrate and remember him. In recognition of...
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...
by Rachel Pasquale | Mar 27, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
For the most part, I have been blessed with good health. The few times I contracted a cold or infection, I went to the doctor and got a prescription and a day later I would start feeling better. In my limited experience, doctors could fix things. And until my...
