"Partnering with parents and caring for their kids". "The OB is in charge until the baby comes out". "Delayed cord clamping is the standard of care". "Learn to eat when you're hungry.""Reflux is a normal thing."

Just have a little bit of self-compassion and compassion for yourselves as a couple. The way you handle yourself when you're not getting what you want determines the marriage.

With the NICU, you do not see that your baby is going to get whisked away to the NICU. If they're on CPAP, it's not safe for us to be trying to breastfeed or bottle feed because of the risk of aspiration.

Put that baby skin to skin, because that's going to really help that blood sugar regulation and temperature regulation.Enjoy that time, because it just goes so fast.

Riding the wild river, but having a little bit of an idea of how that's going to look.Transition is that moment where every individual says, 'I don't want to be here anymore.'The first place they should look at in preparation is look back at who they've assembled.