by Melissa McMurchy | Jun 15, 2017 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life
Unless one goes through the journey themselves, one will never understand the experience of NICU parents. Add an hour and a half drive to see your child and no siblings being allowed in, and it makes it that much harder of a journey. The girls were born in May. Brooke...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jun 8, 2017 | News, Reviews & Giveaways
If there had been a book like Multiples Illuminated: A Collection of Stories & Advice from Parents of Twins, Triplets & More when I was pregnant with twins, in the NICU, or at home caring for two infants, I would have eaten that up like a salted caramel...
by Leigh Ann Torres | May 29, 2017 | Life after the NICU
As difficult as it is to hear that your child has some sort of developmental delays, it’s also a relief to get some answers. I’m not crazy after all! But then again, shouldn’t I have noticed these red flags sooner? The problem is, the red flags...
by Guest Blogger | Jan 27, 2017 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
The following story is from Hand to Hold reader Kevin. If you’d like to share your NICU story with us, email leighann@handtohold.org. It’s been four years...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jan 16, 2017 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
As a supportive network of NICU parents, we do our best not to compare experiences, but to recognize that everyone’s experience is different, and everyone’s feelings about that experience are completely valid. It seems no matter how long the NICU stay,...