Sam The NICU Mummy on Being A NICU Parent
Made by Mammas: The Podcast
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4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
We are all about showcasing real stories on Made By Mammas, from every angle of parenting.
Today, we speak about the experience of being a NICU parent - we are so grateful to the wonderful Sam ("The NICU Mummy") for sharing her experience.
Sam's Favourite Products:
- Breast Pumps | Medela
- Cuski Premature Baby Bonding Comforter Miniboo
- The Birth Debrief
- Velcro Swaddle Blanket
- SnoozeShade
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| 0:35.0 | I'm so happy to be speaking about this again with you, though, |
| 0:38.0 | especially as we had the most incredible response when we last opened up the conversation about therapy. |
| 0:43.0 | Yeah, we really did, didn't we? |
| 0:45.0 | And I think it's safe to say that something that we all have in common in life |
| 0:48.0 | is that we are going to get those big challenges, which are thrown at us, |
| 0:52.0 | and it's quite difficult sometimes to really see that path, that path forward, it isn't always clear. |
| 0:59.0 | So for me, when I lost my dad, I really, really relied on therapy to get me through the darkness |
| 1:04.0 | and thank goodness that I did, because it taught me those coping skills that I'll now hold on to forever. |
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| 1:10.0 | I've spoken about how last year I went through a bit of a rocky time emotionally. |
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