NEC: “Necrotizing enterocolitis is a serious disease that occurs when the intestinal tissue become damaged and begins to die. It most often affects premature infants. Common symptoms include bloating or swelling in the abdomen, bloody stools, and diarrhea.” -Healthline.com The day before her one month birthday, two days after Christmas. Two days […]
I am Tired of the Word Survivor, and You Should Be Too.
“Survivor” Survivor is such an AMAZING word, when you really think of it. It’s a person who survives something. Usually something heart wrenching, impossible, devastating, difficult, or crippling. Something that has the possibility of not allowing you to survive. Even when we say something as nonchalant and obvious as, “Well, I’ve survived the day” it usually […]
When its Better to Not Have a Birth Plan: My Preterm Birth Story
They tell you to have a birth plan. The books, the doctors, whatever labor & delivery class you wind up at. Some of them might include the disclaimer that birth plans sometimes need to be adjusted. Most of them won’t. If you start reading the mommy boards on Facebook, or some of the pregnancy support […]
North Carolina Fall Bucket List- Things to do and places to go this Fall
Fall, or autumn if you prefer, is one of my favorite times of year. Especially in a state like North Carolina. Where I live, as far south and east as you can get, stays warm right into November some years. However, in the mountains, it can start getting chilly in mid-September. So, Fall can really […]
My Baby Has a Grade 4 IVH. What is it and What do I do?
I was still new to the NICU scene when she had her first brain scan. She was only a week old when we first heard the words ” Grade 4 IVH “. That put her at 26 weeks +5 days gestational age. She was still eleven and a half weeks from being considered full term. We […]
Review: The gb Pockit Stroller
In this house, we are avid lovers of Amazon Prime. I use it non-stop for my business, (you can see how I’ve featured it as a must-have: The 6 Direct Sales and Networking Tools You Should be Using Daily) and my husband uses it for just about everything else. So, when Prime day arrives, it’s pretty […]