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7 Things I Wish People Knew About Prematurity

Pregnancy is supposed to be easy, but sometimes your baby girl or baby boy ends up in the neonatal intensive care unit. Some friends and family think they understand what you’re going through, but here’s 7 things I wish people knew about prematurity, its effects on a family and how to help someone in the NICU.

Five years ago prematurity happened to our family. Out of the blue, it sucker punched us. Looking back, there are lots of things I’d tell myself – accept help, take…

5 Things I Wish I Would’ve Known About Post-NICU Motherhood

I’m the mom of six—teenager to newborn. No, I’m not certifiably crazy, but there are days I wonder. Two of my children were born premature. One skated home two days…

Don’t Mind Me, I’m Having a Prematurity Moment

Four years post-NICU and the triggers for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) are still there. I’d like to blame it on pregnancy hormones, and perhaps that’s what it is, but the…

Dear NICU Momma

Four years ago, I wish I had known lots of things. I wish I would’ve known that my hands would no longer be recognizable from all the hand washing. Or,…