This week on the podcast we talked to the wonderful Danielle and Tyler Morris, a couple who had their son at 24 weeks and 4 days, which makes him a micropreemie. Their journey inspired Danielle to set up @nicu_experience on Instagram

I'm Amber, and I have a 6-month-old called Amelie. I am currently still on maternity leave from my job as a Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Nurse. Going in to have my baby, the last thing I expected was for her to end up in NICU.

Deciding to have another baby often isn’t a simple task. Having another baby after NICU when your first (or previous) was sick or premature is a whole different – incredibly complex – ballgame, with no rule book.

Lottie, the driving force behind Leo's Neonatal, is opening up about her journey.

Most people don't know that a large majority of NICU admissions are babies who are born at full term. It is necessary to shed light on this, as there are often misconceptions that only premature babies need neonatal care, which is not the case.

What PPROM is, what should you know, how can it impact you emotionally and stories of hope.

Services available to support parents who have been through NICU both nationally and regionally.

Amanda Griffith Atkins' journey through parenthood offers a poignant look into the world of raising a child with a disability. Her honesty and compassion shine through, providing a community for parents facing similar challenges.

NICU can be an overwhelming experience; having some solid information about what it can be like and how to prepare may help to rationalise and help normalise these thoughts and feelings.

Join us for an enlightening and much needed conversation with Katie Ross, whose expertise as a neonatal occupational therapist and a mother with NICU experience brings a wealth of insights to our podcast.

As a paediatric nurse my daily routine starts by walking onto a ward of poorly babies and children, with a smile on my face ready to start work. Never did I imagine I would be the one walking onto a ward crying for my poorly baby.

Mindfulness expert Nicole debunks the biggest mindfulness myths.

Intrusive thoughts can occur at any given time, but, in this instance, I am going to focus on intrusive thoughts when you have had a baby, the impact they can have on you, and how to begin to overcome them.

When you experience intense distress and trauma, your reaction is going to be one of fight, flight or freeze.

Having a premature baby changes you: the fear that the baby might not survive outweighed the excitement of meeting the child I had been growing in my tummy the last few months.

We experience a lot of loss when we are parents of a baby who has spent time in NICU. Life is not how you imaged, and it can feel like those firsts you wanted for you and your baby have been taken away from you; these feelings are hard to cope with.

“My breastfeeding story felt like a full on novel, it took me 3 and a half months before I was able to solely breastfeed and it felt like it took all of me to commit to it. I feel lucky I have been able to continue.”

Services available to support parents who have been through NICU both nationally and regionally

Do you know that 60% of NICU admissions are with babies who are born at full term (37 weeks+)? I didn’t. And most people don’t.

Deciding to have another baby often isn’t a simple task. Having another baby after NICU when your first (or previous) was sick or premature is a whole different – incredibly complex – ballgame, with no rule book.