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The Therapy Fund | Vol. 6

June 25, 2012 by melragent 4 Comments

Irene meeting her brother for the first time

The NICU was an extremely traumatic place for me and my husband. I spent anywhere from 4-8 hours a day sitting next to Sam's isolette listening to a symphony of sounds made up of alarms, beeps, the whooshing and whirring of breathing devices, doctor and nurse chatter, and my own breathing. Every … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 6

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years, Therapy Fund

The Therapy Fund | Vol. 5

June 14, 2012 by melragent 13 Comments

Sam the Anti-Preemie shows PTSD

Postpartum Depression.  All pregnant woman are warned about PPD.  We are told what the warning signs are, and what to do if we feel that PPD is creeping into our lives.  For the preemie mom, PPD is just one of the things we have to look out for.  Surviving a preemie is very traumatic, and for many … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 5

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years, Therapy Fund

The Therapy Fund | Vol. 4

June 6, 2012 by melragent 4 Comments

Sam the Anti-Preemie looking innocent

I know I am not supposed to compare my children or assume that what worked for one will work for the other... but here I am, in a position where I let my "It worked for Irene" get in the way of common sense. You see, with Irene, if you told her no or to not touch something, she listened. You only … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 4

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years, Therapy Fund Tagged With: baby proofing, parenting fail, Therapy Fund

The Therapy Fund | Vol 3 | The Art of Artichoking

May 29, 2012 by melragent 1 Comment

Sam the Anti-Preemie

This week, the therapy fund contribution is 100% for me. I am now 20+ months into breastfeeding my son. Of course, the first 3 months all pumping until Sam was old enough to latch and then strong enough to breastfeed all of his meals. But, ever since he came home from the hospital, Sam has … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol 3 | The Art of Artichoking

Filed Under: Life at home, One year to Two years, Therapy Fund Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Therapy Fund, Weaning

The Therapy Fund | Vol. 2

May 15, 2012 by melragent 3 Comments

Sam the Anti=Preemie Therapy Fund

In honor of Peter, Sam and myself.... The past few months with Sam have been hard. I have written a few times about the troubles we have had with getting Sam to sleep and keeping him asleep. Things really came to a head two weeks ago when Sam started taking two hours of rocking each night to … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 2

Filed Under: Therapy Fund Tagged With: Sleep, Therapy Fund

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