by Guest Blogger | Jan 20, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
A prescription for physical, occupational, or speech therapy is like a prescription for antibiotics—you can have it filled wherever you choose. Unlike a medication, however, the therapist you choose will have an ongoing relationship with you and your child that your...
by Katie Reginato Cascamo | Oct 28, 2015 | Life after the NICU
“Sit Down!!!!” This phrase is repeated more often with my 5-year-old son then any other. Born 2 ½ months premature at 2 ½ pounds due to pre-eclampsia, Giovanni has been a source of energetic strength, inspiration and courage the last five years. I spent four days on...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 21, 2015 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Most of you reading Hand to Hold and Preemie Babies 101 have personally been through the process of discharge from the NICU and the excitement and nerves to bring the baby home – alone – without the support of the wonderfully supportive and protective NICU...
by Summer Hill-Vinson | Jul 20, 2015 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
During J’s 91 days in the NICU, I was so focused on bringing him home that I really didn’t think past the car ride home. All I knew was that things had to be better when we were together as a family, when I could really get to know the baby taken from me when he was...
by Angie Bickford | Jun 5, 2015 | News
Today, I am leaving Preemie Babies 101 behind. I am reluctantly packing my bags and heading out on a road that I know nothing about, yet everything about. I am heading back into the battlefield of prematurity. While my daughter is 3-1/2 and you’d think that her...
