by Laura Maikata | Jan 5, 2015 | Inspiration, NICU Life
January is blood donor month, so here I give a huge THANK YOU to donors everywhere. In the first few months of life, blood donations became one of the best baby gifts my son received. We never had a shower for him. He was born before 24 weeks, and for several months...
by Laura Maikata | Oct 6, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
The nurses kept saying that the ups and downs of my son’s NICU experience were all just “part of the roller coaster ride of the NICU.” The NICU, to me, was not a roller coaster. There was nearly nothing fun about it. Our NICU ride left me dizzy, uncertain of which way...
by Laura Maikata | Jun 6, 2014 | Inspiration, Medical Info & Resources
I have a neonatal hero. She wasn’t a neonatologist, but every neonatologist knows her name. March of Dimes cites her as pivotal in helping them reshape their mission. She was born 105 years ago, on June 7, 1909, and she used numbers to save lives. Her name was...
by Laura Maikata | Mar 19, 2014 | Family Stories, Inspiration, Pregnancy & Bedrest
“He’s a [medical] miracle,” said half a dozen medical professionals during his first year of life. At my annual physical my OBGYN held my one-year-old’s hands and walked him around the room. She talked about his day of birth like it had been yesterday. She wore a...
