by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 15, 2020 | Reviews & Giveaways
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by Lindsay Rosenfeld | May 6, 2019 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
I felt like this recent Hand to Hold article about mental health and the effect of the NICU on the family was speaking directly to me. Only now am I beginning to realize the emotional support I craved and needed during my initial days, and in the years after, as a mom...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 16, 2017 | Emotional Health
Practicing self-care is important for all of us and even more crucial for parents of preemies and children with special needs. Below are several examples of how you can nurture yourself and make self-renewal a part of your everyday life in the four areas of...
by Kathy McClelland | Jul 22, 2015 | Emotional Health
In my former life I traveled for work. Every time a flight attendant would give a safety demo and say, “Put your oxygen mask on first before helping others,” it got me thinking. Really, does it make sense to help yourself first? What if you are stronger...
by Parijat Deshpande | Jul 6, 2015 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
To say the NICU is a stressful place to be is explicitly stating the obvious. NICU parents and their loved ones will all agree that it is extremely stressful to have your baby in the hospital, connected to tubes and wires and requiring treatment. The uncertainty of...
