Tag: NICU
Three Ways to Love and Support a NICU Mom
The NICU, which stands for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit isn’t discussed in What To Expect When You're Expecting, or The Girlfriends Guide to...
HIE Awareness Month – Abe’s Story
April is HIE awareness month.
HIE stands for:
Hypoxic: lack of oxygen
Ischemic: restricting blood flow
Encephalopathy: affecting the brain
It affects about two to three in every 1,000 full-term births...
Leaving the Hospital Without Baby
It isn't the way I wanted to leave-with my bag still containing that sweet "coming home" outfit and a pair of too small socks.
I...
How I Became a Mother: A Story of Loss and Love
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of Mother’s Day. Each...
Four Pounds and Thirteen Ounces of Surprise
Where my story starts is a bit of a question mark, to be perfectly honest. I suppose that it would only make sense to...
Journey to Motherhood: Preterm Labor
I still get goose bumps as I walk down the halls to the McClure Birthing Unit at FAHC, some 5 years later. This time...
A Life Punctuated with Numbers
When you have a premature baby, your life becomes punctuated with numbers.
It took me 4 years to get pregnant. That’s 48 negative pregnancy tests...