No words can describe the feeling of having your baby in the NICU. The neonatal intensive care unit is designed for your little one to get better and thrive no matter the reason that they are in the NICU. And for many parents, that will be the first and only time they are in the… →
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Infant Loss: A Heartbreakingly Honest Account of Losing Our Beloved Son William
To write about my son William is extremely hard and emotional for me. It is just such a sad story, there is no pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. Just raw emotion and heart break. I want to write this though and put myself out there because the incidence of late term… →
Top 5 Benefits of Co-Sleeping With Your Baby
Why I couldn’t go through with sleep training? Growing up when sometimes we were grounded or had a fight with our friends or broke up with our boyfriend or girlfriend, we used to cry ourselves to sleep. How many of those nights would you consider happy memories? Answer is obviously NO!!! So, why my tiny… →
5 Things I Learned When I Became a Preemie Parent 3 Times
Our bodies are really quite amazing – they know what to do, how to do it, and most of the time do it perfectly. As a Certified Nurse Midwife, I have this conversation regularly with parents-to-be. As a mom, I know that this is true…except when it isn’t. My first pregnancy was uneventful. I had… →
10 Easy Ways to Involve New Dads in Baby Care
Giving birth the first time was terrifying, traumatic, messy and beautiful all at the same time. I was totally unprepared for the episiotomy, gigantic, postpartum mommy diapers, hemorrhoids, sleep-deprivation and cracked and bleeding nipples. And the emotions, oh, my! I felt like I was alone in my suffering, because it’s human nature to feel that… →
What A New Mom REALLY Needs In Her Hospital Bag For Birth
Hey new-to-be mama! Your about ready to pop and feeling all the emotions about having a baby….trust me, I remember! I also remember how frazzled I was about packing my hospital bag for labor and birth. I wanted to include IT ALL and with with my first son, I did just that. We had two,… →
How the Story of My Premature Boy Can Help First Time Moms
People often compliment my premature son because they haven’t seen a 1-year-old so active. I always smile, and with wholehearted joy, I explain that my son is actually 2 years-old. And then I say, out of habit, “He’s just small.” But he’s not just small. My son was born at 31 weeks of gestation after… →
She Was Stuck at the Hospital While Her Baby Was in NICU
What would you need if you had to stay at the hospital an extra 14 days while your newborn was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)? The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides 24 hour care by trained health care providers and specialized equipment to help your premature or sick baby get optimal care. Her… →
How to Decide If a Home Birth is for You
Giving birth is your own right. But, that doesn’t make it any easier to decide how you will give birth. The options we have for birthing our babies today (hospital, birthing center, home, natural, medicated, water) can be a bit overwhelming. For me after 3 traumatic hospital births I was ready to try something new… →
How To Listen to Your Baby’s Cues
So you’ve had your baby and spent your two blissful days in the hospital. Nurses and doctors have been in and out of your room to help you feed and change your newborn. You’ve had people waiting on you hand and foot. Now, it is time for you to go home. Time for you to… →