by Laura Maikata | Jun 1, 2015 | Life after the NICU
Summer – glorious summer! I love the season, but the first time he saw it, my baby hated everything about it. Now that we’re all out of isolation, how do we make the most of this time of year? My preemie was born in the middle of a beautiful northern summer, but...
by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | May 4, 2015 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Siblings
May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day Okay, so we all know it’s important to wash our hands throughout the day, but do you really take hand hygiene that seriously? According to Judah G, Aunger R, Schmidt WP, Michie S, Granger S, Curtis V., “Despite widespread knowledge of...
by Heather Hucks | Dec 9, 2013 | Emotional Health, Inspiration
So, you started isolation. Cue: hissing and booing. You made it through the first 2 months and by most accounts, it went rather smoothly. You really wanted to take your little pumpkin, or lion, or princess out for trick or treating but you held tight. You’ve...
by Andrea Mullenmeister | Nov 6, 2013 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
It’s RSV season – every preemie parent’s least favorite time of year. But for my family last year, we actually welcomed lock down and isolation! Our 23-weeker, Jax, had just gotten home from the hospital and my husband and I were quickly realizing...
by Samantha Pridgen | Jun 19, 2013 | Life after the NICU
When Roxy came home, our situation was a little different. There was no way we could financially survive me being off work without pay. I divided my four weeks of maternity leave – two weeks following Roxy’s birth and two weeks following her arrival...