WRITTEN BY SARAH LIN NICU story I was pregnant with twins so we had prepared ourselves for a potential NICU experience. That being said, their birth was much earlier than we had anticipated, and the delivery and aftermath were terrifying. I had a checkup with my OB on a Friday and my baby shower on […]
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WRITTEN BY ALAINA FARABOUGH Our NICU Story At 27 weeks pregnant, my husband and I hopped on a plane to visit my family outside of Atlanta, Georgia. It was 4th of July weekend, and I remember sitting in a lawn chair, watching fireworks and feeling my little boy kick enthusiastically during the first few loud […]
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Written by Jennifer Scardino Our NICU Experience Our NICU journey started when I awoke one morning with a significant hemorrhage. Startled and terrified, I was rushed to the hospital at 28 weeks pregnant unsure if my husband would be able to join me due to Covid restrictions. While there, the doctors assured me that the […]
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Written by Katharine Hayes Our journey to get to our two children was a slightly bumpy one. We were blessed with both our children through the gift of modern medicine and fertility. When we were going through the long journey with our first, Elizabeth, I know I thought to myself more than once that the road […]
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Written by Kristina Williams My NICU Story As I sit here writing this post, I am watching my daughter on the camera drift off to sleep. She is currently 13 months old. She just learned to stand a few weeks ago; as well as walk along the edge of the couch so now that’s all […]
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Written by Mary Beth Cashman It was Halloween night. I was 33 weeks and 5 days. It sounds silly to count days in a forty week journey, but every single minute matters in this story. I woke up at 3am and told my husband, Conor, that I thought my water broke. As I hyperventilated in […]
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Written by Jacqueline Fitzpatrick Our sweet Rory was born June 1, 2015, a wonderful surprise at 34 weeks. My first baby, Colin was born in 2013 at 37 weeks after I was induced due to symptoms of HELLP Syndrome. I wasn’t overly concerned when I spontaneously went into labor on May 31, 2015 because I […]
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Written by Jennifer Marchione Your NICU Story My oldest, Avery, was born unexpectedly five weeks early due to placenta abruption. As soon as she was born, they whisked her away to the special care unit. I didn’t get to hold her. They brought her over to me so I could see her briefly before they […]
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After photographing a few babies this winter who had been in the NICU/Special Care Nursery, I had the idea to start a blog series. I would love to create a series where parents can share their experiences from the NICU. My hope is that at least one person who is navigating the NICU experience reads […]
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