Dads of the NICU
Instagram & Facebook @dadsofthenicu. A podcast created by Dads, for Dads, that are spending time in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special Care Unit. These episodes will describe raw and authentic experiences of Dads who spent time in the NICU with their precious premature babies. Designed to share stories, compare stories, and provide an insight in to the life of a Dad with a premature baby or sick baby in the NICU. A journey through mental health, emotions, stress, being overwhelmed, feeling helpless and confused.
Dads of the NICU
Processing Traumatic Deliveries - with Luke Bowtell
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Matt Bialkowski
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Season 1
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Episode 11
Picture this: You get a call from the Hospital in the early hours of the morning saying that your wife has just been rushed to the birthing suite for emergency surgery. You live over 30min away, and you know you wont make it in time to be there to support her. What would be going through your mind?
Today I chat with Luke Bowtell, who opens up about the very traumatic birth of his daughter, and talks through the impacts this had on his family.
Every NICU journey is different, and know two stories are alike! Opening up and sharing can be so helpful in processing what has happened, and make you feel at ease with everything that is going on.
If you are not normally someone who opens up and shows emotion, maybe this is the time to try it out?!