If you are a NICU parent, past, present or future, this podcast is here to support you through it all. Hosted by the co-founders of Miracle Moon, Frankie, a Cli...
Losing one twin and raising the other with medical complexities: Danielle’s story | S3E39
Danielle Madden, and her daughter Aleigha spent nine months in NICU, followed by rehab and PICU, too, and sadly, Aleigha’s twin, Madelyn, passed away after one month in NICU. Danielle wanted to join me on the podcast to share all about their experience, how they adapted to life at home with a child with hearing loss and other disabilities, what life after NICU looks like years down the line and how you can look after yourself during your child’s NICU stay.
In this episode, we’re chatting about:
- Danielle’s NICU & PICU experiences and delivering her twins at 23 weeks and 5 days
- The loss of Madelyn
- How Danielle and her family adjusted to having a child with medical complexities at home
- Looking after yourself during your child’s NICU stay
- What going back to work looked like for Danielle
- What Aleigha’s life looks like now, years after NICU
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Recovering from burnout after a NICU stay with Dr. Claire Plumbly | S3E38
Going through burnout after a NICU stay is incredibly common, and when you feel like you can’t just have a break from life, how are you supposed to recover? Joining us to discuss all things burnout is Dr. Claire Plumbly, the Director of Good Therapy Ltd and also an experienced HCPC-Registered Clinical Psychologist and EMDR consultant supervisor. As well as 1-1 therapy, she runs regular workshops on burnout; boundaries; anxiety and overthinking and is the author of Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You.
You’ll be sure to find some nuggets in this episode that you can try straight away that will hopefully help with your levels of stress.
In this episode, we’re chatting about:
What burnout actually is
The role the nervous system plays in your body and how to recognise when you’re in the “amber” fight or flight response and the “red” shutdown response
How to transition between different activities like your to-do list and putting your child to bed without stress
Finding a person you feel safe to open up to and how to ask for (and accept!) help
The three types of compassion and especially how you can improve your compassion with yourself
💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at [email protected].
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New Year Reflections: Setting Goals, Embracing Uncertainty, and Navigating Identity Changes After NICU | S3E37
Going through NICU and all the uncertainty it brings can change you as a person. Whether that’s your values or your whole identity, you’ll probably find afterwards you almost feel like a different person entirely. In this episode, I’m giving you some practical advice to handle this, especially during this weird, foggy period between Christmas and New Year.
In this episode, we’re chatting about:
The hard part of the year between Christmas and New Year
Practical tips for how to handle uncertainty when in NICU
Reflecting on your experience and praising yourself for getting through it
Considering how your values might have changed when creating your New Year’s goals
💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at [email protected].
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Tricky In-law relationships, having the “perfect” Christmas and handling spending Christmas in NICU: Christmas Q&A | S3E36
Social media has a lot to answer for when it comes to feeling like you need to have the “perfect” Christmas. Whether you’re recently home from NICU and don’t know how you’ll handle the first Christmas at home, or in NICU right now, or even just worrying about the pressure this time of year brings, I wanted this Q&A style podcast episode to cut through all the noise and reassure you that you don’t have to do it all this Christmas. A special mention goes to those spending Christmas in NICU. It’s not what you wanted or expected, and hopefully this episode can give you a few ideas of things you can try to make this Christmas as “okay” as it can possibly be for you and your family.
In this episode, I’m chatting about:
The “perfect” Christmas and why it doesn’t exist
Why it can feel harder to enforce boundaries at Christmas and how to do it anyway
Getting along with your in-laws over Christmas
Having Christmas in NICU or your first Christmas at home
Why grief and sadness are very normal emotions at Christmas (and all year!) and how to handle them
💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at [email protected].
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What is life like after a planned NICU admission: Catching up with Lizzie from season 2 | S3E35
Back in season two, our guest Lizzie shared her experience of discovering at the 10-week scan that her baby would be born with an abdominal wall defect known as exomphalos and would have to have a NICU stay after birth. Lizzie agreed to come back on the podcast to share with us all everything that happened after birth, from day-to-day life in NICU and the difficulties that arose in the transition to home life afterwards, too. So, if you know you have a NICU stay in the near future, or you’re in NICU now and struggling to handle it, this episode of Lizzie’s experience and advice will be a really valuable listen for you.
In this episode, we’re chatting about:
How Lizzie’s birth went and the early days in NICU after Phoebe was born
The hard parts of being in the neonatal unit and Lizzie’s advice for handling these
How Lizzie prepared for her NICU stay and things that helped her through that difficult time
The transition to home life and why the rollercoaster didn’t end in NICU
💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at [email protected].
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If you are a NICU parent, past, present or future, this podcast is here to support you through it all. Hosted by the co-founders of Miracle Moon, Frankie, a Clinical Psychologist and Georgie.
We are so excited to be back and talking about all things NICU, birth trauma and perinatal mental health with you.
We are a couple of past NICU Mums who have got together to support others through their NICU journeys and beyond.
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