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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I’ve been where you are. I've been in a hospital bed, striving to keep my baby in for one more…
Continue ReadingTo the mamas and daddies navigating the NICU: There’s no hard like NICU hard. Seeing your spanking-new beloved placed in…
Continue ReadingI think about you often. I noticed you on our second day in the NICU. I was in the hallway…
Continue ReadingI see you, mama, who holds her breath while they bag your brand-new baby. Asking “is she okay?” and being…
Continue ReadingI wish I could remember your face. Your name. Something. But I only had eyes for the tiny baby in…
Continue ReadingI’ve written before about how it felt to leave my baby for the first time in the NICU. But somehow,…
Continue ReadingNo, this is not my husband holding our newborn daughter. He is not my brother. He is not a cousin,…
Continue ReadingAs I sterilized my hands, I took a deep breath and prepared myself to walk through the door. The door…
Continue ReadingNICU mama, I see you. Rocking your tiny baby through a labyrinth of cords. Requesting to do the basic tasks…
Continue Reading"You just left him there?" my daughter asked in a voice both curious and innocent, in a way that only…
Continue ReadingYour entry into this world was not as I expected. It was not as I envisioned. I never anticipated a…
Continue ReadingImagine for a second . . . you’re 30 weeks pregnant. One minute you’re walking into a routine OB appointment,…
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