“Throughout the past 2 ½ years, we have had speech therapists, developmental therapists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists in our home. While she only needed short term developmental and speech therapy, our physical therapist and occupational therapist have been here every week for the past 2 ½ years. They have become an instrumental part of our journey, and truly, a part of our family.”
“Fathers’ Day holds a special significance for me as it was the first day I ever held my son. I have to admit that becoming a Dad as early as I did came as an enormous shock, as it would anyone in that situation, but I kept telling people I didn’t ‘feel’ like a parent. I just was *there*.”
Personally, I also feel judged since my birth story did not go as planned.
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 […]
“You realize that you don’t have the choice to protect your child the way a “typical” parent would. The protection of my daughter was in the hand of trusted medical professionals…”
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 […]
Written by Calista Wilson Part 3 in a 3 part series After we spent a month in NICU we were headed home! We were lucky to be going home without any monitors. Even so we were terrified of our hour and a half drive home. We even had to stop at our doctor office and […]
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 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. […]
Written by Nicole Lauer, one of our Preemie Parent Mentors When are you going to start having kids? How many kids do you have? Is this your first pregnancy? You’re married now, when do the babies come? When are you going to try again? Those questions seem harmless, right? But what if I told you… […]
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