by Amy Carr | May 3, 2013 | Emotional Health, NICU Life, Siblings
Hand to Hold, a national NICU parent support nonprofit, hosted a FB Chat on April 30, 2013 with Child Life Specialist Julie May of Dell Children’s Medical Center who facilitated a discussion on ways to care for siblings during and after a baby’s NICU stay....
by Franchesca Cox | Apr 24, 2013 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Siblings
With my history of premature labor, scarred tissue, a classical c-section… the list could go on… we almost knew that our last child, Evie, would be another early arrival. And she was. She was born two days before New Year’s Eve last year. She came...
by Kelli Kelley | Apr 12, 2013 | Inspiration, News, NICU Life, Siblings
My son was two and a half when his little sister was born at 34 weeks gestation and required a NICU stay due to a blood disorder. She was only in the hospital for a short time, but the challenges of caring for my toddler while balancing the needs of my baby in the...
by Dina O'Brien | Oct 29, 2012 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Pregnancy & Bedrest, Professional Insight, Siblings
My last post was about preparing for a NICU stay when you know your baby will need one. This post is about preparing your other children! As a mom of four boys, there was something amazingly special about introducing my first son to his new baby brother, and then two...
by Elaine Jones | Oct 3, 2012 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement, Life after the NICU, Pregnancy & Bedrest
Life does change after losing your child, forever. The world you knew crashes, crumbles and is never put back together. Life has changed, different and will never be the same. It is a new different, not the one you wanted but the one you have to live with the...
