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Preemie Parent Chat: Impact of Preemie Birth on Marriage
Preemie Parent Chat: Impact of Preemie Birth on Marriage
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The Primary Nurse
The Primary Nurse
The NICU can be a very isolating and lonely place. I am not saying you are really ever alone in the NICU. How could you be with all the nurses, doctors, specialists, social workers, general staff, lactation consultants, other parents, other preemies, etc. all around you. But even in a place so full of […]
NICU Survival tips
NICU Survival tips
Welcome to Prematurity Awareness Month... and my book publication month. In honor of these two big events, I have committed myself to writing a new post a week. So, you are going to be spending some time in the NICU. Your baby is fully taken care of. They have everything they could possibly need. You, […]
Readers Favorite Review
Readers Favorite Review
Losing Yourself in Your Family
Losing Yourself in Your Family
Sometimes it's hard to be the mom. It can be even harder when you are an uber-organized, planning four steps ahead, take charge kind of mom. It becomes so easy to be the one ensuring that everyone gets what they want and gets to do what they want to do. Everyone, that is, except for […]
Breast Milk Donation Resources
Breast Milk Donation Resources
Guest Blogger Melissa Harris shares how excess breast milk can nourish fragile babies nationwide. Learn more about making a difference today.
The Dangers of Being Pregnant in America
The Dangers of Being Pregnant in America
To Wean or Not to Wean
To Wean or Not to Wean
Weaning. This is a totally new and foreign concept to me. With Irene, I didn't have to think about weaning at all. Between my low milk supply and Irene's strong will, the decision to wean was made for me when Irene was just six months old. In fact, my experience with Irene hung as a […]
Therapist Chemistry Is Everything
Therapist Chemistry Is Everything
As Sam and I start down the road of Autism Spectrum Therapy, we are getting to know a bunch of different therapists and therapy types. We have been very lucky so far with who we have been paired with - except for one. So, I did what any mama bear mom should do, I gutted […]
My Website
My Website
One Pound, Twelve Ounces by Melissa Harris is the journey of one mother's determination to give her micro-preemie a fighting chance, and the story of that baby's remarkable battle to survive.
Born Too Soon
Born Too Soon
OpEd in SF Chronicle
OpEd in SF Chronicle
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