by Hand to Hold Staff | Oct 9, 2015 | NICU Life
Halloween is right around the corner, and having a preemie or a baby in the NICU can be a different experience for Halloween then you ever imagined. Our girls were born at the end of May, but we had no idea if either of our girls were going to be home by...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | Mental Health
Who has time for a support group? Not you. You’re already stretched to the max. If your baby is still in the NICU, you’re there whenever you can be. When you’re not in the NICU, you’re at home sleeping or spending time with your other...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Sep 21, 2015 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Most of you reading Hand to Hold and Preemie Babies 101 have personally been through the process of discharge from the NICU and the excitement and nerves to bring the baby home – alone – without the support of the wonderfully supportive and protective NICU...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Sep 26, 2014 | Life after the NICU, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
As a NICU parent, the day your baby comes home from the NICU is the day you’ve been dreaming of. And yet, the truth is that it’s often an overwhelming and scary day. After days or weeks or months of having professional caregivers all day and night, endless supplies of...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Sep 13, 2013 | Inspiration, Mental Health, NICU Life
Dear NICU Nurse, To be honest, I never knew you existed. Back when our birth plan included a fat baby, balloons and a two-day celebratory hospital stay, I had never seen you. I had never seen a NICU. Most of the world hasn’t. There may have been a brief, “This is the...
