by Leigh Ann Torres | Jan 5, 2023 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
A traumatic birth and a NICU stay both place added pressure on relationships. Both partners may react to stress and grief very differently. Tending to and nourishing your relationship with your partner now will provide for a stronger foundation for your family as your...
by Jessica Thomas | Jun 9, 2016 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
My husband was not new to being a dad when our preemie was born 3 months before her due date. In fact, as our third child and third daughter at that, he felt experienced and confident as we looked forward to her birth. That changed when we found ourselves looking at...
by Kara Wahlin | Feb 8, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
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 Kara Wahlin | May 1, 2015 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
For me, attachment was one of those things. One of THOSE things. It gave me a pang when for the first couple months of my son’s life I had to ask permission to hold him. I had been one of those moms that had hoped to have my boys laid on my chest after birth, to...
by Julie Cruz | Oct 3, 2014 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
Anger, hurt, joy, fear, excitement, overwhelmed, and happy. The list could go on forever. Those are all emotions we may feel while having a baby in the NICU. I know I felt each of those, along with others, at least once during our stay. You may hear of time in the...
