CARTER'S JOURNEY 2/2

Reflux & How it kept us from bringing our baby home

The idea was that, if it was reflux, his body was protecting his lungs by instinctively 'breath holding', which stopped the contents

An open letter, from one NICU mum to another

I watched quietly as they wheeled you in to meet your tiny baby for the first time. Remembering how scary it felt for me, I give you an unde

"R U OK?" - Postnatal Depression & Why I'll never be 'one of those mums'

I was struggling. I was exhausted, I wasn't eating properly, my nipples were so over being shoved into a cold breast pump in the middle

Placenta Previa - Why I 'couldn't stay pregnant'.

As I lay there on my back, tears soaking through my hair, the doctor explained that she could see some blood pooling, but couldn't say w

What to expect when your baby is screened for Retinopathy of Prematurity (or R.O.P)..

Carter's first test was horrible. At least, I thought it was. I wasn't to know that it would just get harder to watch as he got olde

NNICUPS saved me from a dark and lonely place..

We laughed about how hilariously similar our daughters were and compared the length of time it took to hear all about their 'itchy'

Breastfeeding & Supply (Giveaway Inside!)

When I was little, I was always surrounded by breastfed babies. Breastfeeding was very much normalised in my upbringing, and I wanted to...

YOU ASKED FOR IT!.. Printable Premie Signs!

After sharing our story on Facebook and Instagram about these signs I made, I received LOADS of messages asking if I had a printable for...

What to expect when your baby's in the NICU..

The most empowering thing a nurse ever did for me, was encourage me to take Carter out of his crib on my own.

What I wish our NICU nurses knew..

Although they always encouraged us to call if we needed, I trusted his nurses whole heartedly and knew they’d call me if he wasn’t doing wel

Erin Michele