by Leigh Ann Torres | Dec 8, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Sitting in the quiet waiting room just minutes before her therapist came to retrieve her, my 8-year-old turned to me, and with a clarity that always surprises me she asked, “Mom? Why do I come to therapy?” It’s a hard question for us parents to...
by Laura Maikata | Sep 5, 2016 | Life after the NICU
Sometimes you don’t need to fight for your child. Sometimes they can just play, just be. Sometimes, for parents preemies or special needs kids, it’s hard to know when it is one of those “sometimes.” When my son was born at 23 weeks gestation, I...
by Melissa McMurchy | Apr 13, 2016 | Life after the NICU
When your child hits milestones, it is one of the greatest feelings in the world. We all get excited, jump up and down, and share the news with pretty much everyone we know. When you have a preemie in the NICU or just home from the NICU, what happens? Do they still...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 11, 2016 | Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Professional Insight
This post was originally published on Preemie Babies 101 in June of 2013. You never forget the day your preemie was born. You probably didn’t expect it. You definitely didn’t want it. And, if you’re like me, it led to many miserable days amid beeping machines,...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Feb 24, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
In our latest Facebook chat, we spoke to Doug Levine of Growing Places Therapy in Austin, TX. Doug has practiced therapy for 19 years and has provided services in the home setting, clinic settings, school districts, Early Childhood Intervention, and has worked closely...