\u201cHalf Baked: The Story of My Nerves, My Newborn, and How We Both Learned to Breathe\u201d<\/a> to everyone and anyone touched by prematurity – no matter how distantly. This book is a must read for anyone touched by a baby born too soon.<\/p>\nUntil my book comes out, of course…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Alexa Stevenson is a writer and fellow preemie mom. I\u2019ve never met her, but I feel like I have – I just finished reading her book, \u201cHalf Baked: The Story of My Nerves, My Newborn, and How We Both Learned … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Sbzi-im","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2420,"url":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/book-review-fragile-beginnings\/","url_meta":{"origin":1138,"position":0},"title":"Book Review: Fragile Beginnings","date":"April 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Fragile Beginnings: Discoveries and Triumphs in the Newborn ICU is not an easy read. 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