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Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) was not something I knew about prior to becoming pregnant. That changed at 23 weeks gestation. Recommended Reading: Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) in Pregnancy The Diagnosis I was diagnosed with Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) with intermittent/absent end-diastolic flow in my cord. My sweet baby boy was… Read more about Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)

According to the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association, now Conquering CHD, 1 in every 100 infants is born with a congenital heart defect. February is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month. Although I was a NICU nurse for eight years, I was unaware of this until my son was born in November… Read more about Congenital Heart Defect: 1 Out of 100 Mommas

Change. It’s a given isn’t it? And yet, the changes we have all experienced since last December is on a level none of us could have even imagined this time last year.  The pandemic has changed the world in which we live. Whether you found yourself in a neonatal intensive… Read more about Finding “Joy, Peace and Hope” During a Pandemic Holiday Season

A Thousand Years… and I’ll love you for a thousand more. When I learned of Christina Perri’s stillborn baby, I cried like I hadn’t in years. I don’t personally know her. We aren’t friends. We didn’t even go to school together. I had connected with her when I heard her… Read more about A Thousand Years