Product Description

A Mother's Diary

The Book

A Mother's Diary: How to Survive the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will help you find the Inner Peace, the ability to Cope, and the determination to Persevere.

A Mother's Diary is designed to heal, encourage, and assist a variety of readers:

A parent who currently has a baby in the NICU.
A woman who is having an at-risk pregnancy.
Parents who have survived the NICU but are still experiencing depression or bonding difficulties.
Nursing Instructors.
Nursing students, especially those studying to be flight nurses, NICU/PICU nurses, or to work in obstetrics.
Obstetricians and their office staff.
Mid-wives.
Lamaze instructors.
Therapists who work with NICU/PICU families.
A mother suffering from postpartum depression, especially after a premature birth.
Relatives and friends of families with hospitalized preemies and other infants with disabilities.
Post-NICU caregivers such as Pediatric Developmental Specialists, Early Childhood Intervention, Pediatric Cardiologists, Pulmonologists, and Ophthalmologists.

The Story Behind A Mother's Diary

I know without a doubt that A Mother's Diary can and will help you because it was the missing resource - the one I didn't have when I unexpectedly had to deliver my 1 lb. 10 oz. preemie during my 23rd week of pregnancy.

My daughter's untimely birth sent me on a roller coaster ride - a ride that still hasn't ended, but has slowed down enough that I can once again recognize the world around me.

I was compelled to write A Mother's Diary: How to Survive the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit because as a mother, the support just wasn't there. I had questions, and there were no answers. My baby was more dead than she was alive, but the doctors were doing their best. I didn't eat, I couldn't sleep, I was having suicidal thoughts, and no one seemed to care.

Was I the only preemie mom who felt helpless and out of control? If not, why wasn't anyone talking about it? Why couldn't I walk into the bookstore and pick up a book that would tell me that my feelings were normal, that there were many women like me, that I could survive, show me how to survive, and how to rebuild my life once the nightmare came to an end?

I couldn't find a book that would do all of these things, but today you can.

Words From a Few A Mother's Diary Readers

I really enjoyed the book! I sat down with it and couldn't put it down. You really make the reader feel as though he's there with you, day by day. A story truly written from the heart. -- Sherry Bailey
I cannot fathom 119 days with such critical issues as you and your family dealt with. I admire you all for your faith in God, you for your commitment to breastfeeding and for having the courage and determination to write your book. It is excellent. --Marla Woods
I received your book and read it all the same day! I plan to share it with our other practitioners and nurses so that we have a better idea of what our mothers are going through. We know how incredibly difficult the NICU days are and think we empathize, but we don't really come close. We take too many things for granted in the baby's care. Your book will help nurses be more supportive in concrete ways. I think people are hesitant to "bother" families at home by calling too often for details they consider routine in the baby's care -- your book will open the eyes of many to re-think from a mother's point of view, knowing that nothing is routine to her. And what a helpful resource for mother's to know the gamut of emotions and strategies for survival. No one has addressed this before.

--Cathy, Developmental Pediatric Specialist

My Dream

My dream is for every family who is currently battling the day to day struggles of having a premature baby to have access to this book. I want their relatives and friends to take advantage of the insight contained within its pages, and I want the medical professionals who interact with these babies and their families to refresh their minds of the non-medical side of infant hospitalizations.

Order Your Copy Now

Why continue fighting your battle alone. You are not alone. Take advantage of the self-identification, day-to-day survival strategies, and hope of a brighter future that A Mother's Diary has to offer.

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orders@amothersdiary.com

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AMothersDiary

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