The NICU Space by Miracle Moon

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The NICU Space by Miracle Moon

If you are a NICU parent, past, present or future, this podcast is here to support you through it all. Hosted by the co-founders of Miracle Moon, Frankie, a Clinical Psychologist and Georgie. We are so excited to be back and talking about all things NICU, birth trauma and perinatal mental health with you. We are a couple of past NICU Mums who have got together to support others through their NICU journeys and beyond.

  1. 9 FEB

    Feeling disconnected from your partner: Intimacy, sex and connection after birth trauma or NICU | S3E40

    Talking about sex and intimacy after NICU isn’t really a done thing – but it’s a topic we really want to start normalising. So many people have experienced that loss of connection with their partner after a NICU stay and so if you’re going through it too, you really aren’t alone. You might have already discussed this with your friends or with your partner, but if you haven’t discussed with with anyone at all – that’s okay too. It’s such a difficult thing to talk about, but the key here is really to start small and we hope that this episode helps you to take the first step.  We’re also doing a deep-dive webinar into this topic on 28th February 2025, so if it’s something you’d like further support with, you can find the link in the show notes. In this episode, we’re chatting about: - How a NICU stay or birth trauma can impact intimacy in your relationship - The reasons that trauma with often lead to disconnection in your relationships - Why it’s normal for NICU parents to experience exhaustion and feeling “touched out” - What “tokophobia” is and why past birth trauma can cause it - How you can rebuild your relationship with your partner beyond just sex and why it’s important to start small 💌 Check out the full show notes forthis episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us onInstagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    34 min

  2. 26 JAN

    Losing one twin and raising the other with medical complexities: Danielle’s story | S3E39

    Danielle Madden, and her daughter Aleigha spent nine months in NICU, followed by rehab and PICU, too, and sadly, Aleigha’s twin, Madelyn, passed away after one month in NICU. Danielle wanted to join me on the podcast to share all about their experience, how they adapted to life at home with a child with hearing loss and other disabilities, what life after NICU looks like years down the line and how you can look after yourself during your child’s NICU stay. In this episode, we’re chatting about: - Danielle’s NICU & PICU experiences and delivering her twins at 23 weeks and 5 days - The loss of Madelyn - How Danielle and her family adjusted to having a child with medical complexities at home - Looking after yourself during your child’s NICU stay - What going back to work looked like for Danielle  - What Aleigha’s life looks like now, years after NICU 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    50 min

  3. 12 JAN

    Recovering from burnout after a NICU stay with Dr. Claire Plumbly | S3E38

    Going through burnout after a NICU stay is incredibly common, and when you feel like you can’t just have a break from life, how are you supposed to recover? Joining us to discuss all things burnout is Dr. Claire Plumbly, the Director of Good Therapy Ltd and also an experienced HCPC-Registered Clinical Psychologist and EMDR consultant supervisor. As well as 1-1 therapy, she runs regular workshops on burnout; boundaries; anxiety and overthinking and is the author of Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You. You’ll be sure to find some nuggets in this episode that you can try straight away that will hopefully help with your levels of stress.  In this episode, we’re chatting about: What burnout actually is The role the nervous system plays in your body and how to recognise when you’re in the “amber” fight or flight response and the “red” shutdown response How to transition between different activities like your to-do list and putting your child to bed without stress Finding a person you feel safe to open up to and how to ask for (and accept!) help The three types of compassion and especially how you can improve your compassion with yourself 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    52 min

  4. 29/12/2024

    New Year Reflections: Setting Goals, Embracing Uncertainty, and Navigating Identity Changes After NICU | S3E37

    Going through NICU and all the uncertainty it brings can change you as a person. Whether that’s your values or your whole identity, you’ll probably find afterwards you almost feel like a different person entirely. In this episode, I’m giving you some practical advice to handle this, especially during this weird, foggy period between Christmas and New Year. In this episode, we’re chatting about: The hard part of the year between Christmas and New Year Practical tips for how to handle uncertainty when in NICU Reflecting on your experience and praising yourself for getting through it Considering how your values might have changed when creating your New Year’s goals 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    33 min

  5. 15/12/2024

    Tricky In-law relationships, having the “perfect” Christmas and handling spending Christmas in NICU: Christmas Q&A | S3E36

    Social media has a lot to answer for when it comes to feeling like you need to have the “perfect” Christmas. Whether you’re recently home from NICU and don’t know how you’ll handle the first Christmas at home, or in NICU right now, or even just worrying about the pressure this time of year brings, I wanted this Q&A style podcast episode to cut through all the noise and reassure you that you don’t have to do it all this Christmas. A special mention goes to those spending Christmas in NICU. It’s not what you wanted or expected, and hopefully this episode can give you a few ideas of things you can try to make this Christmas as “okay” as it can possibly be for you and your family. In this episode, I’m chatting about: The “perfect” Christmas and why it doesn’t exist Why it can feel harder to enforce boundaries at Christmas and how to do it anyway Getting along with your in-laws over Christmas Having Christmas in NICU or your first Christmas at home Why grief and sadness are very normal emotions at Christmas (and all year!) and how to handle them 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    40 min

  6. 01/12/2024

    What is life like after a planned NICU admission: Catching up with Lizzie from season 2 | S3E35

    Back in season two, our guest Lizzie shared her experience of discovering at the 10-week scan that her baby would be born with an abdominal wall defect known as exomphalos and would have to have a NICU stay after birth. Lizzie agreed to come back on the podcast to share with us all everything that happened after birth, from day-to-day life in NICU and the difficulties that arose in the transition to home life afterwards, too. So, if you know you have a NICU stay in the near future, or you’re in NICU now and struggling to handle it, this episode of Lizzie’s experience and advice will be a really valuable listen for you. In this episode, we’re chatting about: How Lizzie’s birth went and the early days in NICU after Phoebe was born The hard parts of being in the neonatal unit and Lizzie’s advice for handling these How Lizzie prepared for her NICU stay and things that helped her through that difficult time The transition to home life and why the rollercoaster didn’t end in NICU 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    46 min

  7. 17/11/2024

    Supporting your baby's development in NICU and at home: Advice from neonatal development expert Inga Warren from FINE | S3E34

    There are so many things you, as a parent, can do to help your baby while they’re in NICU. Whether it’s being in the room during medical procedures or getting more skin-to-skin contact, you don’t just have to leave their care to the medical staff. Joining us on the podcast today for a talk all around improving your baby’s care and development in the neonatal unit is Inga Warren, a pioneer in the field of neonatal care, with over 30 years of experience in infant care. She is a primary author and co-director of the Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Care Programme, FINE, and with her background in occupational therapy and a passion for early intervention, Inga has been a key figure in helping to shape neonatal care on an international scale. In this episode, we’re chatting about: Our guest, Inga Warren’s 30 years of experience in improving care for infants and their families Why early intervention plays such an important role Barriers that are often faced in neonatal care Improving the experience your baby has during medical procedures Monitoring your baby’s happiness and continuing to promote healthy development at home 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    49 min

  8. 03/11/2024

    First-time mum to premature twins at 40: How Psychologist Cristina handled conflicting emotions and the unique challenge of raising multiples | S3E33

    Our guest, Cristina became a first-time mother at 40 – to premature twins. Even with her doctorate in psychology, she wasn’t prepared for the conflicting emotions and mental challenges she faced, not just during pregnancy but after she took her babies home, too. The lack of support she received inspired her to focus on helping other parents through the same experience. In today’s conversation, there is a strong focus and open discussion about “negative” emotions and why they are so normal and expected, and also why there really isn’t a perfect way to be a parent! So if you’re a parent of multiples, or sometimes feel shame about the emotions that come up for you, this chat with Cristina will help to reassure you that you’re not alone in the way you might be feeling. In this episode, we’re chatting about: Becoming a first time mother of premature twins at 40 and all the struggles that came with that Differences between parenting multiples vs singletons and the opposing emotions that often come with it Letting go of the idea that there is a perfect way to be a parent Learning to embrace your emotions and why staying calm is the most important thing 💌 Check out the full show notes for this episode here, where you can find timestamps, a transcript and any links or resources we think are relevant to this episode. If this episode resonates with you or if you have questions, reach out to us on Instagram or shoot us an email at hello@miraclemoon.co.uk. 🎧 We love engaging with our listeners! Share a screenshot of this episode and don't forget to tag us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@miraclemoonuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you're tuning in. ⭐️ Help us spread the word by leaving a review and subscribing...that way, you won't miss a single episode. 🙏 A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.covermybubble.co.uk

    40 min
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If you are a NICU parent, past, present or future, this podcast is here to support you through it all. Hosted by the co-founders of Miracle Moon, Frankie, a Clinical Psychologist and Georgie. We are so excited to be back and talking about all things NICU, birth trauma and perinatal mental health with you. We are a couple of past NICU Mums who have got together to support others through their NICU journeys and beyond.

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