Trigger warning: infant loss.

3 lessons in loss from a NICU therapist.

In this post, I walk you through a bit of what it’s like to work in the NICU, including starting my day, working with families, the trials and triumphs, and share advice from other NICU families.

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) is a diagnosis I see commonly in the NICU. This post goes into detail about what HIE is, how it is identified, and how we treat it. My aim is to provide information, awareness, support and resources around HIE.

Understanding how to calculate corrected age vs. chronological age in premature babies can be confusing, but is important to know when looking at developmental milestones and setting expectations for growth. We dive into this using a case study to easily understand ages in preemies.

COVID has impacted all of our lives. In this post I talk about how it has impacted the babies and families I work with and share current recommendations and guidelines about the vaccine and more!