Why Prematurity Awareness Month Should Not go Unnoticed

Did you know that one out every ten babies will be born premature and that premature birth is the biggest contributor to infant death? Did you know that November is Prematurity Awareness Month? Or that yesterday (November 17) was Prematurity Awareness Day? Probably not, I couldn’t find word of it on any news or social…

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Things NOT to Say to a Parent of a Preemie

This is a post that I’ve been wanting to write for a long time, it was actually one of the main reasons I wanted to start a blog. However, I always felt like I was too close and it was too personal; I feared I would be writing a mainly hate-fueled post, rather than sharing…

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Dear Love: Mommy’s Scared Too

This past week Arabella had her four month check-up, complete with three shots. At her two month appointment, I was pleasantly surprised at how few tears were shed after she received her vaccinations. However, fast forward a couple months and she was like a different baby, I didn’t think the screams and tears were ever…

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