by Bea Smith | Mar 4, 2013 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU, NICU Life, Siblings
For me, the hardest thing about being a parent to a special needs child is watching Caleb, our son who was born with VACTERL, go through what he has gone through: a NICU stay, four surgeries, numerous hospitalizations and ER visits, countless specialist appointments,...
by Dina O'Brien | Oct 29, 2012 | Emotional Health, Medical Info & Resources, NICU Life, Pregnancy & Bedrest, Professional Insight, Siblings
My last post was about preparing for a NICU stay when you know your baby will need one. This post is about preparing your other children! As a mom of four boys, there was something amazingly special about introducing my first son to his new baby brother, and then two...