by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Apr 9, 2014 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life, Pregnancy & Bedrest
If you’re anything like me, while growing up you didn’t have a real-life connection to a mother who experienced a multiple-births pregnancy. Instead you may have been accustomed to believe the romanticized and perfect versions of having multiples, which you might have...
by Franchesca Cox | Oct 5, 2012 | Grief & Bereavement
Without ever knowing it, my whole life I took for granted that the hardest part about babymaking was delivery itself. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that I would outlive one of my children, much less bury my first only a few days after delivery. In...
by Kelli Kelley | May 29, 2012 | Emotional Health
Motherhood is a journey, and when your child is born early, it is normal to bear emotional scars from the experience. Over the years, I’ve found tremendous comfort in reading the experiences of other preemie mothers. Just learning that I wasn’t alone and...
by Guest Blogger | May 4, 2012 | Family Stories
My daughter, Vanessa, was born at 36 weeks and 6 days. She was born in that nebulous late phase preterm (she was literally 4 hours shy of 37 weeks) gestation, not quite term. When she was born, she did not cry right away, and they rushed her over to the warming table...
by Kasey Mathews | Apr 12, 2012 | News, Reviews & Giveaways
When you first found out you were pregnant, what did you imagine your life would be like? Did you have visions of a round swollen belly draped in the latest maternity clothes? Did you imagine yourself in the last months of your pregnancy putting the final touches on...
