<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[this.mamas.diary]]></title><description><![CDATA[NICU Insights for Confident Moms]]></description><link>https://thismamasdiary.wixsite.com/this/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:32:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thismamasdiary.wixsite.com/this/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Advocating for your baby in the NICU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking into the NICU can feel overwhelming from the very first moment. You’re exhausted, emotional, and suddenly surrounded by monitors, alarms, medical terminology, and decisions you never imagined you’d have to face. Many parents describe feeling like the medical team knows best and their role is simply to stand back and watch. But here is something every NICU parent deserves to hear clearly and often: you know your baby best, and you deserve to be an active part of their care plan....]]></description><link>https://thismamasdiary.wixsite.com/this/post/advocating-for-your-baby-in-the-nicu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696fc3465c4545eab7d5c40a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d184b5_fa53eea87d1546b88cb4b05cb262f7b6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thismamasdiary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pumping in the NICU: The One Thing I Could Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pumping was the one place I felt a sense of control during my entire NICU journey. So much felt out of my hands, but this was something I could do  for them. I also put a lot of pressure on myself to produce enough milk. In the NICU, there is a strong emphasis on how important breast milk is for premature babies, especially while they’re still in the hospital. That pressure can feel heavy, and I want to be honest about that as I share my experience. The First Hours After Birth: Hand...]]></description><link>https://thismamasdiary.wixsite.com/this/post/pumping-in-the-nicu-the-one-thing-i-could-control</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d7138893b8ca0edfd3be7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:21:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d184b5_497fbd07f44445669bebcbc497cca927~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thismamasdiary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Home From the NICU]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m going to talk about coming home from the NICU with my eldest son (because the first time is different). The second time around, it was familiar. Still hard, but familiar. My firstborn arrived unexpectedly at 27 weeks. I had a healthy pregnancy, and out of nowhere, I went into labor. He spent three months (my entire third trimester) in the NICU. After 87 days in two different hospitals, it was finally time to come home. I had dreamed of that day every single one of those 87 days. I would...]]></description><link>https://thismamasdiary.wixsite.com/this/post/coming-home-from-the-nicu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6942be75ab52a76cf1659e1b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:45:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d184b5_f1b2028aee4d4385b6bd8f6ad0e2c03e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_873,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thismamasdiary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding NICU Terminology]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my first son was born at 27 weeks and taken straight to the NICU, I felt completely lost. I remember standing there hearing words I had never heard before and feeling too overwhelmed to even ask what they meant. I did not know what a CPAP machine was or why alarms kept going off. I loved my baby deeply, but I felt like an outsider in his care because I did not understand the language being used around him. By the time my second son was also in the NICU, the experience felt very...]]></description><link>https://thismamasdiary.wixsite.com/this/post/building-confidence-as-a-nicu-mother</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693b260e5edaf5b3be28ca91</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d184b5_3578e05e7675464c9f670db5b2fe84ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>thismamasdiary</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>