By Featured Parent on March 17, 2021
by Kristina Mulligan Motherhood has shaped me. It sounds cliché, I know, but beyond my wildest understanding, my desire to be a mother has paved my path in life. When I was a kid, as far back as I can remember, I wanted to be “mommy” when I grew up. I always had a pillow […]
By Featured Parent on March 10, 2021
by Debra Cassell My journey to pregnancy was a long and stressful path. I suffered multiple early miscarriages beginning at age 32. We went through all the evasive and painful fertility treatments available. After finally getting pregnant through IVF, I suddenly experienced HELLP Syndrome and was forced to have an emergency C-section at 26 weeks. He weighed 1 […]
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By Nicole Bugna-Doyle on February 3, 2021
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 Nicole Bugna-Doyle on April 9, 2020
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 […]
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By Nicole Bugna-Doyle on May 9, 2019
by Kristina Mulligan mom•guilt /mahm-gilt/ (noun): the unhappy feelings caused by thinking or feeling like you did something wrong, like missing your child blink, not having time to make teacher gifts, or forgetting that they don’t like scrambled eggs this week. I’ll never forget the first time that I felt the unwavering, knock-the-air-out-of-my-lungs, stinging pain of mom […]
By Nicole Bugna-Doyle on April 24, 2019
Part 2 in a 3 part series Written by Calista Wilson Our NICU Days After delivering Corbin 10 weeks early I was sent up to my room with no baby. It wasn’t the delivery I always imagined. There was no magical bond holding my baby in my arms, instead I bonded right away with my […]
By Heather McKinnis on April 18, 2019
By Kristina Mulligan When first introducing solid foods to a baby, it is expected that there will be hilarious, camera-worthy moments of spitting and silly faces, maybe a mess to clean up. When first trying purees with our son, there were tears and gagging, screaming and hyperventilating. As a new mom, I didn’t know what […]
By Heather McKinnis on April 4, 2019
By Tammy George Hannah was a high risk pregnancy due to my extensive scar tissue and history of preterm labor. However, much to our surprise, my pregnancy was going great with no issues at our many check ups. But at almost 28 weeks, my water broke in the evening, as I was sitting on the couch. […]
By Heather McKinnis on January 20, 2019
This is the second of a two part series from Nicole, one of our newest preemie loss mentors. It is a raw and personal look at premature delivery and loss. Sensitive content is included. If you missed the first part of her story, find it here. The next afternoon, we were released from the hospital. […]
By Heather McKinnis on January 14, 2019
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 […]
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