Lessons from the NICU
“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.”
by Kristina Mulligan May 13th. To me it’s known as “the day that never was.” After a grueling battle with infertility, I finally received the news I was pregnant. We would finally make the leap from two to three. I was ecstatic, my husband was over the moon, and our loved ones were equally full […]
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 […]
By Aanchal Singhal and Pallavi Singhal One or two, Who knew The desire for one, Accidently led to two. Not just sisters, or fraternal siblings, But the first set of identical twins recorded in our family history. Our parents anticipated for one, But instead received two. At 33 weeks we were ready to make our […]
By Ali Dunn I “attended” a virtual happy hour the other day. It was nice to see people’s faces and have conversations with friends even if they were mostly about isolation and COVID-19. We were all sharing stories from our days, tales of working from home, schooling from home, and trying to create some semblance […]
by Jade Edwolt on the birth of her twin girls, Keeley and Kambry at 22 week and 1 day gestation. Currently the youngest surviving twins in the world. I’ve been thinking about their birth these last few weeks with their birthday coming up in the next few days. The first few days, I had never […]
by Kristina Mulligan In my life, I’ve read a lot of books. I’ve read lots of books because I’m nosy. Honestly. I want to know everything about anything and, as a mother, I want to teach my son everything, too. Which is why I’ve been so frustrated when it comes to the lack of resources […]
I remember the neonatologist coming into my room, but the rest is a little fuzzy. He gave percentages, talked about feeding tubes, and the NICU. He was very matter of fact and even somber with his tone. He emphasized that the longer I could keep my babies inside, the better the chances they had on […]