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A Journey With Food - VIDEO

This morning, I talked at length on IGTV LIVE about the feeding issues we’ve dealt with and some of the strategies we’ve used!

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

May 13th

To me it’s known as “the day that never was.”

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Embracing the change, while changing diapers.

Kristina Mulligan

3 min

Embracing the change, while changing diapers.

Ali Dunn tells her story about the constant change in motherhood, and how being the parents of a preemie makes that change even harder.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

Visiting Santa...?

My kid doesn’t go sit on Santa’s lap. Yes, we celebrate Christmas. No, we’re not trying to end Christmas.

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Kristina Mulligan

1 min

Words to Live By...

Today is the last day of Prematurity Awareness Month.

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Happy Thanksgiving - From Our Home to Yours

Kristina Mulligan

1 min

Happy Thanksgiving - From Our Home to Yours

Though the life of prematurity is filled with trauma, stress, anxiety, and tears, I am grateful for all that it has given me, as well.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

Expectations vs. Reality

Oral aversion (the reluctance, avoidance, or fear of eating, drinking, or accepting sensation in or around the mouth) is common in preemies.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

Dental Work

What if I told you that some preemies have to make more trips to the dentist are more prone to dental issues?

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Kristina Mulligan

1 min

My First Piece of Jewelry as a Mom

This is the bracelet I had to wear each day during our NICU stay.

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"When the Outside World 'Forgives' You, It’s Easier to be a Bit Gentler With Yourself."

Kristina Mulligan

2 min

"When the Outside World 'Forgives' You, It’s Easier to be a Bit Gentler With Yourself."

Motherhood had just begun and I, right out of the gate, had already failed my child before I’d even met him.

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Kristina Mulligan

1 min

The Car-Seat Test

A preemie often does not have the muscle control needed to keep their head upright or to move it if they are having trouble breathing.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

NICU & ICU: Finding the Balance

If left untreated, this condition can lead to serious, sometimes deadly, complications for both mother and baby.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

Risks Post-NICU

As with other systems, the immune system of a premature infant does not work as well as that of a full-term baby or child.

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Kristina Mulligan

1 min

A Brain Q&A

Can being born prematurely affect a baby’s brain?

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"I Couldn't Do Much, But I Could Do This..."

Kristina Mulligan

2 min

"I Couldn't Do Much, But I Could Do This..."

I was all in, well, as much as I could be without an actual baby to feed. Then, Flynn was born three months early.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

World Prematurity Awareness Day

Unless we start taking about the realities of prematurity, and stop only talking about babies with “normal lives,” nothing will change.

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Kristina Mulligan

1 min

Preemies and Gestational Age

I’ve shared the classifications of premature babies based on birth weight, but there are also different categories based on gestational age.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

My Self-Care Routine

I promised myself that if we both made it out of this, I would do everything in my power to give him the best life for the rest of my days.

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Kristina Mulligan

1 min

What's Your Usual Coffee Order?

The caffeine in your morning coffee might help get you out of bed, but for premature babies it can be lifesaving.

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Kristina Mulligan

2 min

World Kindness Day

So, today, on World Kindness Day, I want to share with you our story and tell you to show your new preemie parent friends love.

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