by Rebecca Wood | Jan 11, 2021 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
My baby’s first year was far different from what I was led to believe life after the NICU would be, and it caught me by surprise. This story was originally published in January of 2014 and has been updated. During my baby’s three-month NICU stay, I quickly learned the...
by Beth Puskas | Apr 10, 2015 | Inspiration, Life after the NICU
Two weeks before my preemie’s second birthday, I was chatting with a mom after story time, and I noticed her baby pulling up to stand and cruising around the library’s furniture. “Wow, look at him go!” I remarked. “How old is he?” I...
by Melissa Haber | Jan 6, 2014 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
As the parent of a preemie, at some point during your NICU stay, or soon after, you will hear the famous, or infamous, “catch up by two” expression. This means that by two years old, your child is expected to have caught up developmentally with his or her peers. While...