Brittanie Flores’ first birth experience was picture perfect. Her son, Roman, was almost nine pounds at birth. Two years later, pregnant with her second son, she went into early labor at 32 weeks and said she knew this time would be drastically different. After two weeks on bed rest, her son, Oliver, was born on Feb. 13, well before his…
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Having a child in NICU—be it one day, one week, one month or beyond– is a life-changing experience. You are incredibly dependent on the skills and support of others. With sometimes multiple visits to the NICU per day, you begin seeing the NICU staff more frequently than your best friends, family members—-perhaps even your partner or other children at home….
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As moms, sometimes we look around and think, “I need a merit badge for all the things I’ve survived!” I totally agree! I am a three-time preemie mom who has survived three bouts of preeclampsia, saying goodbye to one baby born too soon and enduring two multiple-month NICU stays with countless bottles of pumped breast milk spilled or left in…
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At 20 weeks pregnant with my first baby, I began feeling achy, tired and run down. Normal pregnancy symptoms, right? That was until I gained 12 pounds over one weekend. Preeclampsia was setting in quickly. And so were the final days of my pregnancy. Midweek, I arrived at the obstetrician’s office for a quick checkup on my work lunch break….
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With all the craziness going on in the world I think we can all safely agree on one thing—link round ups are pretty fun! I love reading weekly lists from some of my favorite blogs. My week isn’t complete until I’ve checked in on The Motherchic’s weekly The Sunday Brief, Shutterbean’s Friday I love Lists! post, and Joy the Baker…
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