By Latoya Samantha Smith When Strong Isn’t a Choice
Not even a week ago, I gave birth to my second baby. That feels strange to type, but here I…
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I Wouldn’t Wish the Pain but I Would Wish the Perspective
Ten months ago, I gave birth to my miracle. She was born at 31 weeks after months of bleeding, uncertainty,…
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What Comes after the NICU? Sometimes It’s the Struggle No One Sees.
They clap when you bring the baby home—finally, miraculously, out of the NICU. They celebrate the milestones, the trials overcome,…
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By Katie Revai LeFevre What I Wish I’d Known about Having a Preemie
I never expected I’d give birth to a preemie. My firstborn was born a week and a day past her…
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God Held My Baby and Me in the NICU
I had been here before. I had sat in the green recliner, holding my baby with wires attached to their…
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By Elisa Cinelli So This Is What It’s Like Outside of the NICU
I was terrified when I arrived at the hospital for the birth of my first baby. On the way to…
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By Alyssa Devall Feed Them—and Other Ways To Help NICU Parents
I've been thinking quite a bit about our reality as NICU parents to a healthy, brilliant NICU graduate. Our child…
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Dear New NICU Mom, You Are Strong
Author's note: September is NICU awareness month. As I reflect on our four-year anniversary of becoming NICU parents, these are…
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Gideon’s Breath
Gideon Theodore Harding was born at home on August 13, 2019 at 5:15 p.m. weighing nine pounds. His name means…
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By Maria Dimarzo Motherhood Made Me Strong In Ways I Never Imagined
"I could be the only one in a contest and still not win," I told myself as I wiped a…
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By Sarah Nichols When These NICU Days Are Over
I’ve been where you are. I've been in a hospital bed, striving to keep my baby in for one more…
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By Heather Peters Candela There’s No Hard like NICU Hard
To the mamas and daddies navigating the NICU: There’s no hard like NICU hard. Seeing your spanking-new beloved placed in…
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