Life After the NICU for Parents of Premature Babies

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“I’ve gone to look for myself. If I should return before I get back, keep me here.” (Anonymous)   Sound familiar? How many times in the NICU have you felt just as mixed-up and confused as this quote? You don’t know if you are coming or going, walking left or right, back or forth. Many times it is a combination of them all and you feel pulled in a thousand directions. After leaving the NICU, for many parents, this feeling of confusion … [Read more...]

Families Blossoming

Families Blossoming was and is inspired by Alejandro, my incredible little boy who entered this world prematurely at 24 weeks 3 years ago, weighing a whopping 645 grams (1 lb 4 oz). It was created with the awareness that for many parents, leaving the NICU is in many ways the beginning, the understanding that this time of transition is a constantly changing one, the knowledge that readjusting back to a sense of normalcy takes time and the … [Read more...]