…With tears streaming down my cheeks, I looked up at the nurse and said, “What do I do – he’s having a seizure?” She looked up and I will never forget her words she said, “Just hold your baby mama”. After the seizure ended, we put him down and all the doctors started checking him over.
“There are so many times that I know that I am trying my absolute best, but the truth is that I don’t feel like I’m a good mother. “
by Nicole Ventura Last November (2019) I found out I was pregnant with baby #3. I had my 2 daughters in California with an amazing OBGYN that I had been seeing for over 6 years. I moved back to New York shortly after my second was born to be closer to family. Shortly after being […]
“…if I’ve learned anything over the last two years is that no matter how you become a parent the journey has its unexpected moments, some fun and some scary. Here is a little bit about how we came to celebrate such a wonderful day!”
by Kierra Morgan In the summer of 2020 I, a 23 year old girl from Peoria, IL found out I was pregnant for the first time. I was so overjoyed and overwhelmed with the news. I had always dreamed of being a mother. The first chance I could, I made an appointment with an OB […]
“As I reminisce about my premature baby, it definitely was a long road to get us to this place in our lives. Each day is still a new day.”
by Kristina Mulligan Flynn, you are my extraordinary. A shining star in all ways, even trapped inside four walls. We spend a lot of time at home nowadays. We have lots of fun most of the time, but I know you miss your “people” and our walks around Target. I do, too. There have been […]
by Ali Dunn There were 5 or 6 of us huddled on the sidewalk that circles the park. It was 50 degrees and sunny, and we had all decided to meet at the playground as this kind of weather in the middle of January is too good to let pass without some time outside. I […]
“In 2020, I grew into not only a mother, but a stronger person, as well. I was able to stand up and keep going in the middle of a trauma. I became an advocate for not only my own babies, but other premature babies and grieving mamas.”
by Nico Shanel Almost two years ago today, I gobbled down my Thanksgiving meal but instead of enjoying my usual “I definitely ate too much” nap when I finished, I hopped in my car with my husband and headed to the NICU to see my sweet little one who was born just two months earlier […]
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Our mission is to inform and guide parents of preemies so that they may confidently navigate the journey of prematurity.
