“When I tell friends and family this story, they usually comment on how grounded and determined I seemed during this time. It was all a blur at the time, but telling this story is helping me to process what it all meant.”
I remember it only in a blur—all of the sudden I had an IV inserted, an oxygen mask placed over my mouth, and I saw my shell-shocked husband sitting in a corner of the room, freaking out and neglected by the nurses as they prepped me for an emergency C-section.
by Rachel Kaufman It was early on a Friday morning and the baby wasn’t kicking like he usually did when I was resting. Normally, the calmer I was, the more kicks he got in (feisty little guy). The kicks were usually to the groin area since he was in breech position (a very weird feeling!). […]
by Suzanne Diehl Dear Baby Brave, I didn’t know you would come so early,You came in March instead of June.Our hearts filled with fear and joy hearing your first cry,We hoped you’d be home soon. I didn’t know how much I would love you.The instant that we met, a room full of applause.How proud I […]
Today is an ending. An ending to one of the most intense chapters of our lives. I’ve sat in this room for 72 days, waiting for THIS day to come. This room has held some of the biggest pains of my life, and also some of the biggest miracles.
“Premature birth can happen to anyone, at any time in their life. It can happen to you, your child, your grandchild, your best friend; it does not discriminate in who it chooses or why.”
“I’m not sure you ever really heal from the NICU experience but doing what you can to prepare yourself mentally to be the best mother you can be when your baby does come home is so important.”
“She asked me a question that I had not been asked before: Define what a loss mom is.”
The NICU is a place that changes a person. The sounds of babies crying and alarms sounding every second and lights flashing creates an environment of chaos and constant panic.
It was truly an up and down rollercoaster trying to understand everything that was happening, trying to understand what all the dings and chimes and lines on the monitors meant, trying to decipher if the news we were receiving was sugar coated or really good news.
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Our mission is to inform and guide parents of preemies so that they may confidently navigate the journey of prematurity.
