Category Archives: Earthy and Expecting

Earthy and Expecting: Discharge day!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Stacia M. Fleegal

On Jan. 23, Jax was discharged after 87 days in the York Hospital NICU.

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Catch up with Smart this weekend

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Catch up with Smart posts from the week of Jan. 21, 2013.

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Earthy and Expecting: Rooming in with Jax — check

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Stacia M. Fleegal

When NICU babies are stable and nearing discharge, parents are invited to “room in” a night or two with their preemie.

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Earthy and Expecting: Moms need to wean off NICU, too

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Stacia M. Fleegal

On Monday, Jax graduated to the Continuing Care Nursery, the CCN. Staff often refer to it as the Country Club Nursery — it looks more like what you’d imagine a hospital nursery to look like. Plus, it’s quieter and has … Continue reading →

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Earthy and Expecting: Breast milk is preemie medicine, or, The Breast-feeding Post

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Stacia M. Fleegal

Rejected titles for this post include, but are not limited to, “Staying abreast of your preemie’s feedings,” “Getting something on your chest,” and something playing off the musicality of “latch” and “leche,” but I didn’t quite get it worked out. … Continue reading →

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Earthy and Expecting: Preemies are warriors

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Stacia M. Fleegal

Preemies are warriors. My preemie hit the 5-pound milestone last weekend. While most parents would still cringe at that, remembering their own babies’ birth weights of six, seven, or even eight or nine pounds, Jon and I are just thrilled. … Continue reading →

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Earthy and Expecting: Remembering to celebrate

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Stacia M. Fleegal

If you’ve been following my column (thank you!), you know that the “expecting” part of “Earthy and Expecting” is deceiving. You also know that my own pregnancy journey took a very unexpected twist on October 25, when I was hospitalized … Continue reading →

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Earthy and Expecting: Thought for food

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Stacia M. Fleegal

Apropos of last week’s post, in which I talked about choosing to feel blessed rather than cheated by this alternative newborn parenting experience, I must say that the topic of feeding my baby tests my resolve. Besides not being able … Continue reading →

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Earthy and Expecting: Choosing “blessed”

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Stacia M. Fleegal

My favorite band of all time is Pearl Jam. A line from one of their songs is, “How I choose to feel is how I am.”    No, that’s not a yoga mantra or an accidentally profound fortune cookie. … Continue reading →

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Earthy and Expecting: Absence makes the heart grow blah blah blah I want my baby

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Stacia M. Fleegal

I don’t want to be a total downer in this post, but with all the new territory to learn, all the ups and downs and changes we’re experiencing, and despite all my attempts to demystify and normalize it for you, … Continue reading →

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