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A Preemie Mom’s Breastfeeding Experience
It’s about time I share about this preemie mom’s breastfeeding experience. After 9 months, breastfeeding has become a lovely second-nature sort of task for me. I believe in all the well-known benefits such as nourishment, increased bonding and convenience. Moreso,…
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Life in the NICU – Meeting First Milestones
To wrap up our series, I’m highlighting a few of Rosie’s celebratory first milestones in the NICU. Rosie was born 8 weeks premature at 32 weeks. The NICU journey is all about meeting milestones. To graduate from the NICU at…
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Life in the NICU – Six Emotions of an NICU Mom
Life in the NICU is an emotional rollercoaster for all parents. “You are handling everything so well” – is what everyone would say to me. Was I? Maybe, maybe not. I’m still not sure. This post is difficult for me…
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Life in the NICU – Rosie’s Medical Hurdles
Our adventure continues as we experience life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and face Rosie’s medical hurdles. *This is PART 2 in our series recounting Rosie’s birth story (check out PART 1). “And though she be but little…
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My Birth Story – Placenta Previa & My Emergency C-Section
Rosie was born at 32 weeks (+3 days) on August 23, 2017. At 32 weeks, I just started the third trimester. On the Tuesday, I woke up at 6AM to pee and noticed tinges of blood in the toilet. “Not…
