by Guest Blogger | May 14, 2020 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
If your baby is in the NICU, you probably feel stressed, overwhelmed and worried about your baby’s health – among many other issues. Most parents are so focused on their babies—understandably so—they forget about themselves and their own emotional well-being....
by Kelli Kelley | Oct 6, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, News
Many people have strong reactions to and opinions about being told, “everything happens for a reason.” I recently read an article that equated these words to “nothing less than emotional, spiritual and psychological violence.” I know while my son was clinging to life...
by Kara Wahlin | Feb 8, 2016 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
The day after my son William died, my husband and I went to the hospital to see his twin Elliott in the NICU. We had agreed that being near Elliott would be the only thing that would feel ok that day. We were both mostly silent. I remember feeling very otherworldly,...
by Kara Wahlin | Dec 21, 2015 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement
When my surviving son was finally discharged from the NICU, he cried for about three months straight. Literally. My husband and I called it the daily “witching hour”, though it was hardly an hour. It lasted on average from 3-8pm daily (in addition to other...
by Kara Wahlin | Aug 17, 2015 | Emotional Health
I remember certain days in the NICU. Vividly. The tough days: the days one would never even want to speak of. At the time, I quit all of my social media, I stopped responding to calls, emails and texts, and my world shrunk to pumping, going to the hospital, and...
