We got the call Valentine’s Day morning. After 16 days in the NICU, the doctors advised that if all goes well, our baby would be able to go home the next day, so we should be prepares and also, to bring a car seat. We could not believe it. Even though we hoped and asked …
Because of my overlapping lupus, fibromyalgia and neuropathy, I suffer from intense, widespread muscle pain . . . all the time. In my best of moments, I experience muscle pain that seem familiar to my pre-lupus self. The foot and leg pain from walking all day in high heels. The knots on my shoulder from …
First there is the gown wearing and hand washing. Then, when you enter the NICU, there is a thick silence punctuated by the beeping noises of the medical devices and soft cries of its resident preemies. The room feels heavy, seemingly weighed down by the collective worries of the parents sitting next to the incubators …
“Breastfeeding is good for the baby.” “There is just no substite for breast milk.” “Colostrum is liquid gold.” And so on goes all the pros of breastfeeding, and oh the poor little baby that doesn’t get beast milk from his mom! I took these statements to heart and was determined to breastfeed my little preemie …
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