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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By Brianna Forsman Birth Trauma Mama, You Are Not Alone
To the other moms like me, You know who you are. You're the mom with the traumatic birth. The one…
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By Naomi Driedger Loving Ashton
Shellshocked, I stand beside the NICU bed. My tiny son is lost in a maze of tubes and wires. Confused…
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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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The Hardest Part Came after We Left the NICU
"Once you get home from the NICU, everything will be okay! It's just a short period of inconvenience and then…
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I Left More than My Baby In the NICU
"I'm not sure I could ever leave my baby in the NICU." The reply was from a well-meaning older lady…
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Birth Can Be as Close to Death as It Is to Life
I sat there in my wheelchair, staring at the tiniest baby I had ever seen covered in what looked like…
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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 Melinda Dueck Thank You to the Nurses Who Cared for My Baby First
I wish I knew who she (or he) was and what she looked like. Was she young or older, experienced…
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