Hospital Discharge Alone When you go to have your baby, you don't expect to have your hospital discharge alone. You expect to bring a newborn baby home with you, and start your family. Prematurity robs you of that experience. There is no celebration, no flowers, and no one trying to sneak a peek of your baby as you're wheeled out. Watching other new families … [Read more...]
Premature Mother’s Guilt: Merrick’s Story
Premature Mother's Guilt All mother's experience guilt at one time or another, but a premature mother's guilt can be overwhelming. Not only is there guilt about "normal" parenting decisions (like the guilt from choosing one feeding method over another, for example,) but there is guilt about the actual prematurity. Not being able to carry a baby to full-term can really play … [Read more...]
