Sarah Banach | Overcoming the unknowns, anxiety and fears of the NICU

A prenatal diagnosis is filled with unknowns, anxiety, and fears for parents. Today’s guest knows this experience personally after her son was diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect at just 18 weeks gestation. Sarah Banach was always passionate for child development and wanting to be a mom. While in college and graduate school she turned to childcare as her career prior to becoming a teen therapist.  • Sarah shares a little about her story of starting a family, with you;  • Sarah discusses how she managed learning about her son’s diagnosis in utero, and what steps she took to help get her through her family's feelings of uncertainty, anxiety and fear;  • Sarah discusses what her pregnancy looked like, after receiving her son's diagnosis;  • Sarah shares how she prepared for her son's arrival and the “unknowns”;  • You will hear about what helped Sarah the most during her pregnancy, to help get through each day;  • Sarah discusses what her family's journey looked like, after Mikey (Sarah's son) was born; • Sarah shares the resources that she found to be the most helpful during her pregnancy and after Mikey was born;  • Sarah discusses how her background in childcare and today, as a therapist, has helped her through this process; and, • Sarah shares advice she has for others who may be navigating a similar NICU journey. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to NICU Today: A podcast by TODAY is a Good Day Podcast, wherever you enjoy your podcasts, or on our YouTube channel, and share our podcast with someone who may need it.