by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 15, 2020 | Reviews & Giveaways
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by Alden Gilligan | Mar 7, 2016 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
This is a follow-up from Alden’s first post, Sleep Like a Baby: Toddler Sleep Study. After a few months of doctor’s appointments and tests, our 22-month-old daughter, Neala, had her tonsils and adenoids removed, as well as her turbinates reduced. She was...
by Melissa McMurchy | Oct 9, 2015 | NICU Life
Halloween is right around the corner, and having a preemie or a baby in the NICU can be a different experience for Halloween then you ever imagined. Our girls were born at the end of May, but we had no idea if either of our girls were going to be home by...
by Eric Ruthford | Apr 20, 2015 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
One of the things about becoming a Dad for the first time is that you feel a little disconnected as Mom is by far the more necessary person in the birth. Having your first child go in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is especially frustrating, as it feels like there...
by Laura Maikata | Oct 6, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
The nurses kept saying that the ups and downs of my son’s NICU experience were all just “part of the roller coaster ride of the NICU.” The NICU, to me, was not a roller coaster. There was nearly nothing fun about it. Our NICU ride left me dizzy, uncertain of which way...