by Jennifer Beatty | Dec 5, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Feeling Bah HumBug about the holidays this year? Join us Wednesday, December 11th at 11:30 am CST on Hand to Hold’s Facebook Wall as we look at ways to celebrate the holidays and enjoy meaningful family time even when you hear the dreaded word...
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 Jennifer Beatty | Oct 17, 2013 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 23, 2013 for Hand to Hold’s next Facebook chat from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm CT on Hand to Hold’s Facebook wall. Neonatologist Dr. Mitchell Goldstein and RSV parent advocate Kristen Padavic will answer your questions...
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...
by Amy Carr | Jan 31, 2013 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
When Hand to Hold asked NICU parents what they thought was unique to parenthood after their baby’s hospital stay, parents were eager to share. There are some eye-opening differences in perspective for those of us who have raised a medically-fragile child and for...