Dear NICU Mom, Your Mental Health Matters
I’ve written before about how it felt to leave my baby for the first time in the NICU. But somehow,…
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I’ve written before about how it felt to leave my baby for the first time in the NICU. But somehow,…
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Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever had a baby in the NICU, you know. You know the spectrum of emotions you feel each…
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Continue ReadingAt my postpartum check-up, the nurse chatted with me about my postpartum feelings. She set down the blood pressure cuff…
Continue Reading"Your baby has a birth defect.” Umm, excuse me? That big, fully formed, full-term baby? The beautiful boy with the…
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