by Amy Carr | Jun 21, 2013 | Finances & Insurance, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Hand to Hold invited NICU parent, author, and parenting educator Lisa C. Greene of Parenting Children with Health Issues to join us for a chat on parenting, especially after a NICU experience or having a child with health issues. Enjoy this archive of our chat...
by Bea Smith | Sep 26, 2012 | Finances & Insurance, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
Truth be told, I have always been very organized. A useful skill after my son Caleb was born with VACTERL association as it helped us to better navigate his seemingly endless specialist visits, therapy, hospitalizations, surgeries, medications, and insurance....
by Jennifer Sweetman | Jun 28, 2012 | Finances & Insurance, Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources
I have yet to meet a mother who has said motherhood is anything like she anticipated. Furthermore, motherhood to a preemie is anything like any mother could ever imagine if she had to find herself in that position. It isn’t just about having a cute, small baby. I had...
by Melissa McMurchy | Jun 19, 2012 | Finances & Insurance, Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life
I remember having the girls and not even thinking about money. I remember how overwhelmed I felt when we started getting bills for thousands and thousands of dollars. I immediately started freaking out and had no clue what we were going to do in order to pay all these...
by Kathryn Whitaker | May 14, 2012 | Emotional Health, Finances & Insurance, Medical Info & Resources
If you’re like me, the first few days of our NICU stay were a complete blur. There was the emergency c-section which happened way too fast, the hours of shaking while the epidural wore off, the relief in hearing my preemie cry, the hours of horrendous pain the...