Five years ago, my preemie was born at 34 weeks after my water broke and subsequent umbilical cord prolapse escalated to an emergency C-section. She spent 40 days in the NICU, one of which was Halloween.The nurses had a tradition of dressing up the babies in costume and taking pictures of them. They printed the […]
Have you ever been to a new mom’s baby shower, had her curiously ask what labor and birth was going to be like, listened to other moms share stories of completely normal pregnancies and almost glamorous-sounding births, and just cringed? Yes, baby showers have not always been pleasant events for me. After my first pregnancy […]
I have always been fascinated by preemie’s personalities and how much they reveal so early on in life. Some are tagged as “fighters” while others are “sweet” or “sassy.” When my 34-weeker daughter was in the NICU, she constantly tugged at her feeding tube. It came out almost daily – even after taping and re-taping […]
My three-year-old niece recently spent a few days in the hospital with pneumonia. My sister texted, “Don’t know how you did it for so long last year…. I was going crazy after four days.” I’ve heard this sentiment a few times – when we compare the amount of time spent in the hospital and somehow […]
Do you ever have moments when something triggers your memory and all the emotion of your NICU days comes back? The other day a song came on the radio while I was driving: Bob Marley and The Wailers’ “One Love.” It took me back to almost five years ago when my second child was in […]
As a first-time mom, breastfeeding was new. Sure, I’d seen others do it and I subscribed to the “breast is best” philosophy, but I was still surprised when actual liquid started coming out of me in a place it has never come from before. Amazing, yes absolutely. Easy? Not so much, especially feeding a preemie. […]
Sometimes prematurity brings with it unexpected challenges. That was the case in Saran’s story, which is complicated and sometimes difficult to read. But miracles happen, and she has been kind enough to share the long road she walked in her prematurity journey. This is Pt. IV – you can find Pt. I here, Pt. II […]
Sometimes prematurity brings with it unexpected challenges. That was the case in Saran’s story, which is complicated and sometimes difficult to read. But miracles happen, and she has been kind enough to share the long road she walked in her prematurity journey. This is Pt. III – you can find Pt. I here, Pt. II […]
Sometimes prematurity is part of a larger framework of events happening to a family. That was the case in Saran’s story, which is complicated and sometimes difficult to read. But miracles happen, and she has been kind enough to share the long road she walked in her prematurity journey. This is Pt. II – you […]
Sometimes prematurity is part of a larger framework of events happening to a family. That was the case in Saran’s story, which is complicated and sometimes difficult to read. But miracles happen, and she has been kind enough to share the long road she walked in her prematurity journey. Note: This will be Pt. I […]
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