Preemie Parents: 26 Ways to Grow with Your Premature Baby
Tami Gaines has done a masterful job in offering parents a vivid and candid retelling of her NICU experience, by trading fear with empowerment and replacing medical jargon with spiritual understanding. With great authenticity, she shows the reader how to keep their child the priority at all times and use advocacy to build a respect-based relationship with the nurses and providers a most important skill that few teach and even fewer master. Preemie Parents is a must-read for every parent who wants to successfully manage the emotional rollercoaster of the NICU. --Dr. Gaines Mimms, NeonatologistTami Gaines does a phenomenal job of giving life to the emotional and spiritual journey we, as parents of premature babies, endure. She guides you through a place where no one wants to be, and leads you to a destination of hope, calm and comfort. Preemie Parents is a must-read for anyone dealing with the journey between life and death. --Stephanie Brady, Mother of premature twinsIn my 31 years of neonatal nursing practice, I have never seen anyone stop grieving the loss of their perfect pregnancy and ideal birth as quickly as Tami did. Because she was able to release her anxiety and embrace her role as mother to these catastrophically ill children, she became the strongest and most effective advocate for her premature twins that I've ever encountered. Any family who has or might experience a premature birth should read Preemie Parents for its insights and to move through the experience with strength and a sense of peace. --Gail Lormand, Neonatal Intensive Care NurseShe gives parents a spiritual and emotional boost, organized into an A to Z format, encompassing such issues as trusting your instincts, conquering negativity, and letting go. Her advice for communicating with hospital staff and taking care of oneself is elegant and on target. --Library JournalIn my 31 years of neonatal nursing practice, I have never seen anyone stop grieving the loss of their perfect pregnancy and ideal birth as quickly as Tami did. Because she was able to release her anxiety and embrace her role as mother to these catastrophically ill children, she became the strongest and most effective advocate for her premature twins that I've ever encountered. Any family who has or might experience a premature birth should read Preemie Parents for its insights and to move through the experience with strength and a sense of peace. --Gail Lormand, Neonatal Intensive Care NurseShe gives parents a spiritual and emotional boost, organized into an A to Z format, encompassing such issues as trusting your instincts, conquering negativity, and letting go.  Her advice for communicating with hospital staff and taking care of oneself is elegant and on target. --Library JournalIn my 31 years of neonatal nursing practice, I have never seen anyone stop grieving the loss of their perfect pregnancy and ideal birth as quickly as Tami did. Because she was able to release her anxiety and embrace her role as mother to these catastrophically ill children, she became the strongest and most effective advocate for her premature twins that I've ever encountered. Any family who has or might experience a premature birth should read Preemie Parents for its insights and to move through the experience with strength and a sense of peace. --Gail Lormand, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse