Holding onto Hope, Keeping the Faith, Your Preemie’s a Rockstar
Introducing my Rockstar, Lyla Jean! Today December 12, 2018 for the first time on my blog I put a name and face to my little 21 week 4 day Rockstar. From the very first article published by CNN on November 2017 to today I have …
ITS FINALLY HERE!!! The NICU Journey Journal is a tool for parents of Preemies and Micropreemies that are facing a long road in the NICU. Documenting is critical while your little one is in the hospital and a treasure once your baby is home. …
September 15th is National Neonatal Nurses Day. THANK YOU to all the Nurses that take care of Tiny Lives. Your love and compassion for our Tiny Lives does not go unnoticed. Your Face and Your Name are cemented in our Minds. Your …
Suck, Swallow and Breath – Seems pretty simple, Huh! Not for our MicroPreemies – they are just not born with the ability to Suck, Swallow and Breath. It takes time, sometimes a very long time for these extremely early babies to learn something most …
Delay of cutting the umbilical cord after birth could just save your babies life. I give credit to my Micropreemie being here today to the delay of cutting the umbilical cord. I’m not sure that the doctors thought about that at the time of birth. …
International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day May 15, 2018 The importance of Kangaroo Care in the NICU can change if you will bring your baby home to when you bring your baby home. I know that seems quite dramatic. Let me explain. Our Preemiest (is that …
I recently wrote this post for Peace of Mom (http://www.peaceofmom.com/). I came across the blog Peace of Mom and I just feel in love with it! Adrienne is a Preemie Mommy herself and her blog focuses on Self Care. Take a look at her blog and …
Why Taking Care of You is Just as important as Taking Care of Baby We as Parents tend to take care of our children first and ourselves second. Raise your hand if you are guilty! Yep, my hand is way up in the air. …
5 Ways You can Help Out while Mom and Dad are in the NICU with baby. We don’t plan on being in the NICU and therefore usually have not made any plans for siblings, taking care of the house, paying bills, etc… I had tremendous …
Top 10 Quotes Moms and Dads Need to Hear While in the NICU For most parents having your new baby in the NICU was not in the “Birth Plan”. These quotes can help every parent, grandparent and siblings with the Journey that is the NICU! …