By Featured Parent on May 26, 2023
by Rachel Kaufman It was early on a Friday morning and the baby wasn’t kicking like he usually did when I was resting. Normally, the calmer I was, the more kicks he got in (feisty little guy). The kicks were usually to the groin area since he was in breech position (a very weird feeling!). […]
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Life After NICU,
Life in the NICU,
Mothers of Preemies,
Parent Wellness,
Parenting Preemies,
Preemie Parent Voices,
Pregnancy
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#preemie,
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Stories Along the Preemie Journey
By Featured Parent on April 11, 2022
by Connie Adams When my water broke at 25 weeks, I was terrified. My worst fear was that my baby wouldn’t survive. When the specialist completed his exam and all of the tests, he explained that there was not much hope for survival, my son’s cord was extremely short and he was not sure how […]
By Featured Parent on January 7, 2022
Personally, I also feel judged since my birth story did not go as planned.
By Featured Parent on October 27, 2021
By: Cori Laemmle Dear Ezra Asher, We hope you had a wonderful birthday bouncing in the clouds. Thank you for letting yesterday be your brother’s day. Today is your day- your day to be remembered, thanked, and loved (although this happens every other day of the year as well). Oh sweet Ezra… What a strong […]
By Featured Parent on August 25, 2021
I would have stayed like that forever if it was possible.
Categories:
Bringing Preemie Home,
Life After NICU,
Mothers of Preemies,
Preemie Loss & Remembrance,
Preemie Multiples,
Preemie Parent Voices,
Supporting Preemie Parents
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#preemieloss,
#preemietwins,
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Preemie Parent Support
By Nick Hall on June 18, 2021
“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. “
Categories:
Early Intervention,
Life After NICU,
Mothers of Preemies,
Parenting Preemies,
Preemie Issues,
Preemie Parent Voices
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#earlyintervention,
#micropreemie,
#preemiejourney,
#preemieloss,
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By Nick Hall on May 13, 2021
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 […]
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Life After NICU,
Mothers of Preemies,
Parent Wellness,
Preemie Parent Voices
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Adjusted Age,
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NICU,
preemie,
preemie milestones,
Preemie Parent Support,
preemie parent wellness,
preemie parents
By Nick Hall on February 10, 2021
by Ashlee Colley Before we were thrown into the whirlwind of becoming preemie parents and the NICU life, if I was asked what a feeding tube was, I would have had no idea even what the purpose was or why a person might need to be tube fed. Fast forward over 3 years later, and […]
By Nick Hall on January 21, 2021
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 Nick Hall on April 21, 2020
by Kristina Mulligan This world is in scary times as we deal with a global pandemic. COVID-19 is causing fear in many and panic in others. In some way, however, we all feel the anxiety – and possibly the soreness of dry hands. Social distancing and isolation has become the way of life for many, and […]