Category: NICU
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The Power of Asking The Right Kinds of Questions
“What other questions do you have for me?” I was sitting in the Maternal Fetal Medicine doctor’s office after one of our many bi-weekly appointments. I had been referred to him by my regular OBGYN when she noticed that my baby’s growth had become restricted at around 20 weeks of pregnancy. Between the ultrasounds and…
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Nurse Bobbie [Part 2]
Giving birth to Max and his extended critical care was our first time experiencing the healthcare system as patients. Emotions aside, it was fascinating to observe the healthcare system from that proximity because it gave us insight into what so many people deal with every day of their lives. We are blessed to be in…
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Nurse Bobbie [Part 1]
The 40 days Max spent in the NICU are a blur in my mind. Because the NICU functions on routine – literally: diaper change, feed, sleep, repeat every three hours – every day felt like the one before it. With so much similarity and repetition, the smallest shifts felt like the biggest milestones: The day…
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Baby Amplifiers
Babies are the world’s greatest amplifiers. … and I’m not referring to the volume of their cries. “Babies are the world’s greatest amplifiers” is the insight my good friend Taylor told me a few weeks after my son was born. “Babies bring out your pre-existing issues or quirks and make them even bigger” he said,…
