by Danielle Dreger | Apr 15, 2019 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU, NICU Life
When my son, Theo, was born at 27 weeks in 2014, I went from blissfully pregnant to survival mode in a matter of hours. For six-and-a-half months I sat by Theo’s incubator, and later crib, bonding with him as best I could while he was hooked up to monitors,...
by Rhiannon Giles | Nov 21, 2018 | Life after the NICU
The first time I held my son, I was terrified he would break. It took the help of a nurse to collect all the wires and place him curled and snuggled into my chest. What if I accidentally pulled on a tube or did something to inadvertently hurt him? I imagined the tsk...
by Aimee Sprik | May 22, 2013 | Inspiration, News
We want to share more photos & videos of your miracleswith the entire Life after NICU community on Facebook. Introducing…You may have noticed… we have an Instagram icon on the blog sidebar (under “CONNECT WITH US”) and a...
by Joel Brens | Apr 7, 2013 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life
By Joel Brens of Papas of PreemiesThe NICU is a scary, foreign place for those who are entering its doors for the first time. I was certainly overwhelmed by the constant noises and alarms that went off. So much went through my mind when we were in the NICU, and...
