by Heather Hucks | Dec 7, 2015 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
UPDATED DECEMBER 2021 It’s RSV season, and COVID-19 is still a major concern, and it’s possible you and your family have settled into isolation with your NICU baby. Limited trips in public, shoes off at the door, 2 minute hand scrubs, Lysol sweeps every...
by Heather Hucks | Nov 14, 2014 | Emotional Health, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
When we rode the elevator down from the 7th floor NICU for the last time, we knew that one day, we would be back. This place where we’d logged a significant part of our life, 5 months to be exact, had become familiar. It had saved our baby’s life. So we...
by Heather Hucks | Oct 20, 2014 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Pregnancy & Bedrest
When too many numbers get jumbled in my head, it’s overwhelming. Even on a good day. I came this close to failing my mandatory college statistics class. I would tell you what this close means in percentages, but herein lies my point, I’m that bad at...
by Heather Hucks | Jun 13, 2014 | NICU Life
We rounded the corner after scrubbing in for the obligatory 3 minutes. As we neared the fourth pod, I saw that the neonatologist was sitting on a stool right beside Tucker’s isolette. We were only 4 days new to the NICU experience, but I knew enough to know that...
by Heather Hucks | Mar 14, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
Friendships can crumble. Over the days and weeks and months of a NICU stay and even after discharge, friendships and family relationships can become strained. Even the ones you thought were crumble resistant. When you least expect it and when you need them most,...
