by Leigh Ann Torres | Jan 31, 2019 | News
On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, Hand to Hold Ambassadors Christine Tester and Cristal Carrasco handed out dozens of NICU parent bags and NICU Milestone Bead necklaces to parents in the NICU at Seton Medical Center Austin. This Tuesday marked a special day – the...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 18, 2018 | News
Lauren Monroe doesn’t have a NICU experience, but she does relate to the difficulties that parents can encounter when trying to start a family. It was this personal experience that led her to Hand to Hold’s website, where she discovered all of the avenues...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Oct 11, 2018 | NICU Life
Parents love celebrating their baby’s milestones. But in the NICU, milestones have a very different meaning. Instead of bonding with their baby through snuggles and first feedings in the postpartum wing of the hospital, parents of NICU babies are scrubbing up at...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 27, 2018 | NICU Life
We asked members of our online communities to share their advice for new NICU parents and they came through with so much great advice, we couldn’t possibly include them all here. Here are some of the highlights parents want you to know about life in the neonatal...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 20, 2018 | NICU Life
“I don’t ever want another NICU parent to feel alone like I felt.” This is what Hand to Hold founder Kelli Kelley said when she started the peer mentor program that has been the driving inspiration behind Hand to Hold. Despite being surrounded by friends and family,...
