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View ArticleWhen to Stop Pumping?
My son was born on July 3rd at 24 weeks. The entire time he was in the hospital, I pumped every 3-5 hours. Every day. It was very meaningful to me because I knew how good my milk was for him, and it...
View ArticlePreemie Pictures 21 – 24 Weeks
The following is a photo gallery of preemies born from 21 to 24 weeks gestation. Click on a picture and navigate through the gallery to see specific information about each baby. Thank you so much to...
View ArticlePreemie Pictures 25 – 27 Weeks
The following is a photo gallery of preemies born from 25 to 27 weeks gestation. Click on a picture and navigate through the gallery to see specific information about each baby. Thank you so much to...
View ArticlePreemie Pictures 28 – 30 Weeks
The following is a photo gallery of preemies born from 28 to 30 weeks gestation. Click on a picture and navigate through the gallery to see specific information about each baby. Thank you so much to...
View ArticlePreemie Pictures 31-33 Weeks
The following is a photo gallery of preemies born from 31 to 33 weeks gestation. Click on a picture and navigate through the gallery to see specific information about each baby. Thank you so much to...
View ArticlePreemie Pictures 34-36 Weeks
The following is a photo gallery of preemies born from 34 to 36 weeks gestation. Click on a picture and navigate through the gallery to see specific information about each baby. Thank you so much to...
View ArticleThe pros and cons of kangaroo care
Holding your beautiful little miracle brings forth a wide array of emotion; fear, sadness, happiness, and sometimes even guilt but the importance of your touch can be a life changing event for your...
View ArticleSchool, but My Child is Only 3?!
Many of us come home from the NICU and enter a whole new world. We have countless doctor appointments, monitors, medications, etc. A lot of us also are introduced to a form of early intervention...
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Thanking Our ‘Village’
I am sure we have all heard, and many of us have used the saying ‘it takes a village’. When dealing with a child with special needs and/or medical issues this really hits home. Life for my daughter...
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Home-based vs. Clinic-based Therapy
When we brought our former 23-weeker home from the NICU, we knew we had a long road of therapy ahead of us. After all, he was a 23 weeker, with bilateral grade 4 bleeds and at a high risk for...
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Hello, My Name is Guilt
I pushed the elevator button for the 7th floor. The doors opened, we stepped off and started the familiar walk past the waiting area of balloons and flowers. We didn’t need to stop at the receptionist...
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Am I A Mother?
This question echoed in my mind. In the days after my daughter’s premature birth, I often wondered if I could call myself a mother. It sounds a little silly now, but back then it was a very real...
View ArticlePreemie Pictures 21 – 24 Weeks
The following is a photo gallery of preemies born from 21 to 24 weeks gestation. Click on a picture and navigate through the gallery to see specific information about each baby. Thank you so much to...
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Raising Preemies: Does It Get Easier?
A new preemie mom asked me on my personal blog, “Does it get easier?” - such a seemingly simple question to which I had no answer. My answer would be “yes,” but I knew that was just our story. It...
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Pay It Forward During the NICU Grand Prize Giveaway
When my little one was born unexpectedly early after a maternity ward tour, I never dreamed our child would have difficulties breathing. It never crossed my mind that an intensive care admission was a...
View ArticleA Letter to NICU parents
Dear NICU parent, First of all, congratulations on bringing life into this world! I don’t know how you got to this point. Whether your labor was long or short. Whether this moment was a surprise or a...
View ArticleBob the Nurse and Learning to be a Useful Dad
One day in June, Miri and I walked to the front desk of the NICU to sign in. My head briefly felt like there was a bubble of thin air around it and everything outside the bubble was moving too fast. I...
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Imprints Where I Once Saw Scars
A certain peace lies in discovering that the emotional scars of the NICU have faded into imprints of two tiny faces born too soon. [Read more]The post Imprints Where I Once Saw Scars appeared first on...
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Kelli Kelley on Devin Thorpe’s Your Mark on the World
Journalist and speaker Devin Thorpe covers social entrepreneurship and impact investing for Forbes Magazine and his podcast and YouTube show, Your Mark on the World. Devin featured Hand to Hold founder...
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