Constant Monitoring During Pregnancy During an uncomplicated pregnancy, while you visit the doctor often, and you may have a few ultrasounds, the remainder of the time you live a normal life. With high risks and/or complications, constant monitoring during pregnancy can be a life-saver. For me, constant monitoring during pregnancy was the thing that saved my twins' lives. … [Read more...]
Trusting and Letting Go: Adelynn’s Story
Trusting Trusting other people to care for your baby is hard. It's ten times harder when the baby is in the NICU. Not only do you miss your baby, but you have the added worry about their health. While you want to be with your baby every hour of the day, often times it's just not possible. Of course, doctors and nurses are highly skilled, and it is their job to care for your … [Read more...]
Health and Development Updates
Updates It has been a busy, messy, busy, tiring, long week and a half. And it's not over by a long shot. Since I told you about our Preschool Problems, I wanted to share some development updates. I also have a health update for my oldest. Development Updates First, I thought I'd start out with development updates for the twins. As you know, we met with a speech … [Read more...]
Progress and Moving Forward
Progress Little by little, I've been making some progress this week. I've been feeling a little overwhelmed and emotional lately, as you can tell by some of my posts. Thank you so much to everyone who read and commented on Reasons I feel like a Bad Mom, Preschool Problems and Hard to be a Blogger. I felt a lot of love and support, and I also got a lot of great advice. So, I … [Read more...]
The NICU stay and Preemie Monday
The NICU Stay No matter how long your NICU stay, whether it be 5 days or 356 days, it takes an emotional toll on you. Seeing your child in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, instead of taking them home from the hospital is an experience you will never forget. It's terrifying to see your child fighting for their life. Today, Micro Preemie Monday is a little different, in the … [Read more...]