by Guest Blogger | Nov 20, 2015 | Family Stories, News, Reviews & Giveaways
When Joanna Taczanowsky’s water broke just 23 weeks and five days into her twin pregnancy, she was immediately sent to the hospital, where they began the whirlwind process of injecting steroid shots and attempting to stop labor. Thus began a waiting game that...
by Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn | Sep 28, 2015 | Family Stories, NICU Life
When I found out we were expecting twins, I tried to bury the idea of potential premature delivery deep in the back of my mind. I was so excited! I was having twins! I tried to be positive and think about all the fun things my twins would do “two-gether” once they...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 24, 2015 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
When it came to breastfeeding my unborn babies, my prediction was “I’d like to; I’ll try.” It seemed an awfully maternal thing to do, and I wasn’t all that confident in my maternal instincts. But when my identical twins were born nine...
by Kara Wahlin | Jul 13, 2015 | Grief & Bereavement
My son woke up tonight from a nightmare. He told me his best friend was dead. As a parent of a twinless twin, the symbolism was very difficult for me. A best friend. Dead. Could the image in his nightmare have been his brother? How do you go about telling a little boy...
by Melanie Turner | Jul 3, 2015 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, NICU Life
My twin daughters were born at 26 weeks and spent 4 months in the hospital. One day while I was visiting my girls in the NICU someone told me to trust my instincts. I thought to myself, “Trust my instincts? What does that mean? Do I have powers now like a...
