Cold and flu season is here and for parents of preemies, this season can be hugely terrifying. Many refer to this time of year as a “lockdown” time when we do all we can to keep our preemie away from germs in order to keep them healthy. We asked our preemie parent mentors […]
Parijat serves as an advisor to the Graham’s Foundation Parent Mentor Program. You can read more about Parijat at the end of this post. I knew I would have a high-risk pregnancy when my first two pregnancy complications began in the first 2 months of my pregnancy. However, that still did not prepare me for […]
Today’s blog post is by Preemie Parent Mentor, Leah. This is not a sponsored post but is a post for Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week (September 18-24, 2016). When my son arrived at 31 weeks + 6 days, I felt completely unprepared. We had not finished researching or purchasing baby equipment. We had canceled our […]
When our twin boys were born at 24 weeks gestation, we knew we had a long road ahead of us. As each day passed, we learned more and more about the NICU and that our stay would be much more complicated than just watching our baby grow. While it is everyone’s hope that their child’s […]
More often than not, families do not have time to plan for a premature birth. They find themselves going from a perfect birth plan to a frantic delivery. Families find themselves spending hours a day in the NICU with their child and many of the day to day events in life become difficult to keep […]
Preemie parent mentor, Tracy, shares part two of her story. Be sure to read part one of her story. I want to tell micro-preemie parents who are going through the NICU experience currently, or those that will be in the future, that once you leave the NICU the healing begins. I am not going to […]
Facing doctors in the NICU can often be overwhelming and intimidating for parents. In the early days of a NICU journey, asking a question can be scary. We don’t want the NICU staff to think we are questioning their skills and knowledge but as parents, this is a brand new experience for us and one […]
Today’s guest post and photo are contributed by Heather Graham of momknowsjack.com. With cold and flu season steadily approaching, most pediatricians would agree that isolation is the best prevention when it comes to your premature baby. The more you can limit your little miracle’s exposure to the general public; and coinciding germs, the better. […]
Mom 1: “So, how many days were you in the NICU? We were in for 45 long days!” Mom 2: “We were in for 58 days.” Mom 1 looks at me: “Well, how long were you in?” Me: “Umm. 228 days.” Silence. The other moms look stunned and walk away like they lost a competition. […]
The Internet is full of information. Some information is trustworthy and reliable and some is completely ridiculous. When faced with a new diagnosis or potential diagnosis, our first instinct is to turn to the Internet, type in the suspected diagnosis, and read the first item that pops onto the screen. More often than not, we […]
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