24 Weeks 24 weeks is the gestation that most doctors tell you is the age of viability. The age where they will try to save your baby if it is born. It is terrifying. I remember sitting in my hospital bed, a few days past viability and listening to the statistics being thrown at me. The quality of life predicted, the complications that would almost surely arise, and the … [Read more...]
NICU Nurse, but Mom First: Blakelee’s Story
NICU Nurse Being a NICU nurse must be extremely hard, yet very rewarding. Watching them care for my twins, I gained so much respect and admiration for each and every one. Not only does a NICU nurse care for the most delicate, fragile babies, but they also care for the parents of those babies. They are the people who are responsible for explaining what the doctors mean, that … [Read more...]
How to survive NICU: Lucia Wren’s Story
Survive NICU No matter what the circumstances or what your experience is, everyone has the same objective when their baby is born premature: Survive NICU life. Not only are you scared for your baby, but your whole life changes and your priorities shift. While not everyone may be able to be there all day, every day, you do your best to be with your baby as much as possible. … [Read more...]
