by Hand to Hold Staff | Feb 8, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Mental Health
The day after my son William died, my husband and I went to the hospital to see his twin Elliott in the NICU. We had agreed that being near Elliott would be the only thing that would feel ok that day. We were both mostly silent. I remember feeling very otherworldly,...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 5, 2016 | NICU Life
Was there a routine, first-time parenting activity in the NICU that made you extremely nervous to perform? Maybe it was changing a diaper, or giving your preemie a bath. Whatever it was, you are in good company. All of us preemie parents have been there! In January,...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Dec 28, 2015 | Mental Health, NICU Life
When we were pregnant with our first baby, we did all the things most couples do to prepare for her arrival. We cleared out a room, set up the crib and read dozens of pregnancy books. However, when my water broke seven weeks early, we were thrown into an unfamiliar...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Dec 16, 2015 | Family Stories, NICU Life
My name is Linda Merritt, and I am a NICU nurse as well as a NICU mom. After hearing Hand to Hold founder Kelli Kelley speak recently at NANN’s 31st Annual Educational Conference, I realized I needed to share my story to let parents know that even though you may...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Nov 25, 2015 | Mental Health
This Thanksgiving, we asked some of our preemie parent friends to tell us a little about what they learned about gratitude in the NICU, how some of the experiences of having a preemie have made them thankful. We asked, “What part of your experience can you look...
