During the NICU journey, it is difficult to see past the moment right in front of you - the next call from the doctor, your baby’s next heel prick, head ultrasound, or car seat test. The NICU experience can feel never-ending. The days seem to run into each other until the big day arrives when they finally say ‘your baby is going home.’ However, as you will hear on this episode, going home brings on a whole new set of challenges and experiences. On this episode, we are speaking with Renee and Alex Archawski to discuss what it’s like post-NICU (many years later) when your preemie becomes taller than you and what it feels like to look back at your NICU experience after so many years.

On this episode you will hear:

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• Renee & Alex's journey to parenthood
  
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  How they navigated the NICU, not once but twice

  
  
  
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  Their experience in the NICU

  
  
  
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  The things they wish they knew going into their NICU journey

  
  
  
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  Looking back, what advice they would give to other families now that their 1st NICU miracle is a teenager

  
  
  
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  The questions they thought of asking, while undergoing their NICU journey, but avoided asking because of fear or anxiety while in the NICU

  
  
  
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  Alex's experience, from a dad’s perspective, in the NICU

  
  
  
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  Alex's advice to other dads navigating a NICU journey

  
  
  

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This episode was produced and directed by Tony Lopes, of SoftStix Productions LLC (www.softstixproductions.com), in collaboration with co-producer and director of photography Michael Leary, of One Fifteen Films LLC (www.onefifteenfilms.com).  Copyright 2020, SoftStix Productions LLC.