by Erica Kingsbury | Jul 20, 2017 | Emotional Health, Life after the NICU
Head in my hands, heart feeling as though it had been ripped from my chest, I wondered how this could have happened. How could a normal, healthy pregnancy result in an unexpected, premature birth? For mommas that have been in this same situation, you know too well the...
by Julie Cruz | Oct 3, 2014 | Emotional Health, NICU Life
Anger, hurt, joy, fear, excitement, overwhelmed, and happy. The list could go on forever. Those are all emotions we may feel while having a baby in the NICU. I know I felt each of those, along with others, at least once during our stay. You may hear of time in the...
by Angie Bickford | Feb 14, 2014 | Emotional Health
Join us on Friday, February 21, 2014 from 11:30am-12:30pm CT on Hand to Hold’s Facebook Wall for our next chat, which will feature psychologist Patricia Stuart, PhD. During the chat, Dr. Stuart will be discussing the impacts of a NICU stay or loss on...
by Chris Cavazos | Jun 20, 2012 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood
UPDATED JUNE 2020 Since my son’s birth, I have talked to several fathers of preemies, and most of the conversations start with, “As a man,” or “As a father.” I believe fathers need to hear the experiences of another dad who has been...
by Kathryn Whitaker | Jun 4, 2012 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood
Counseling. That wasn’t a word I used, or though of, often. After all, my husband and I had a great marriage, built on faith, trust and love. We had weathered some rocky storms – a big move to another state, graduate school, another big move, a...
