Mamas Of The NICU with Bianca Dottin: Voices 27

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🗓️ 13 July 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Bianca Dottin’s second pregnancy was long-awaited and relatively drama-free. But when baby Tristan arrived at 34 weeks and was admitted to the NICU unable to breathe on his own, it was clear that her life was about to change. In this month’s Voices interview episode, Bianca shares her NICU story with Sarah, including how 6 months in the NICU inspired her to start a community and collection of resources to support other moms with babies in the NICU.

A note from Sarah: This episode includes a beautiful and authentic story of infant loss, grief, and healing. We hope you’ll listen, but wanted to give a heads up so that those of you for whom hearing about traumatic birth experiences or infant loss will bring up feelings of anxiety or pain can make the decision of whether to listen or not. If you’re having feelings of anxiety about your pregnancy or your baby’s health, we recommend listening to this interview from last month, and speaking with your healthcare provider to get the support you deserve.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Bianca’s website for NICU mamas and those who want to support them: mamasofthenicu.org
The online support group we talked about happens in the Mamas of the NICU Facebook group
The Mamas of the NICU Facebook page
Bianca’s lifestyle blog is biancadottin.com
Mamas of the NICU on Instagram
Purchase or donate items to a NICU Survival Kit for mamas here
Purchase a NICU Mama journal here
8 Emotions You Feel After Suffering The Loss Of A Child (BiancaDottin.com)
6 Healthy Ways to Grieve (BiancaDottin.com)
5 Things No One Tells You About Being a NICU Mom(BiancaDottin.com)

Transcript

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1:08.6	Hi, I'm Megan, and I'm Sarah.
1:11.8	We're two moms with eight kids between us from preschool to teen.
1:15.5	This is the show where we help you feel better about the mom you are and share our own parenting
1:19.6	tips and personal stories.
1:21.4	We're not experts.
1:22.4	We're parents who've been there. We're not experts. We're parents who've been there. We're not
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