by Jennifer Beatty | Nov 13, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 21, 2013 for a Facebook Chat from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm CT on Hand to Hold’s Facebook wall. Neonatologist Dr. Sue Hall explores the truths behind the emotions many of us face before and after delivery. What should you do...
by Babs Haller | Jun 27, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement
As a female, I can say with 100% confidence that, for me, the anticipation of one day becoming a mother far exceeded that of any other life event. Think about the love and care that toddlers show their baby dolls. The desire for nurturing a baby begins extremely early...
by Kasey Mathews | Jun 25, 2013 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU
Whether your baby was in the NICU for 2 days or 200, the result of having a birth experience begin in the midst of noisy beeping machines, a multitude of doctors and nurses, and the palpable fear that persistently swirls in the NICU air, the impact can have...
by Melissa Haber | Jun 17, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Like most micro-preemies, my Daphne, faced many challenges in the NICU: 2 months on the respirator, BPD, infection scares, digestive issues, kidney failure… With all that, one thing we did not encounter was surgery. Yet, we knew from the very first days that she...
by Katrina Moline | May 29, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
“Be Careful, Baby” The three little words that come out of my mouth at least a million times a day. But when your almost four year old doesn’t yet walk – and still struggles mightily with motor planning – falls, bumps and bruises are an...
