by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 18, 2020 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Mental Health
This post was originally published in 2013 and has been updated to ensure the content is current and relevant for NICU families. If you’re a new NICU dad, I have good news: you’re going to do great. I have never met anyone who, while in the process of...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 13, 2019 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
“Be there in the present as much as possible, no matter the circumstances.” This is part four of our four-part series created especially for NICU dads, by NICU dads. Read part one: 10 Things New NICU Dads Need to Know, part two: Rad White and the NICU...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 10, 2019 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
“Somewhere along the way your new normal sets in.” This is part three of a four-part series created especially for NICU dads, by NICU dads. Read part one: 10 Things New NICU Dads Need to Know and part two: Rad White and the NICU Beard Club. Stay tuned for...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 6, 2019 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
This is part two of a four-part series created especially for NICU dads, by NICU dads. Read part one: 10 Things New NICU Dads Need to Know and part three: Micro Preemie Dad Jonathan Hayhurst. Meet Rad White: NICU dad of boy/girl twins born at 29 weeks and 6 days,...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 3, 2019 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
This is part one of a four-part series created especially for NICU dads, by NICU dads. Read part two: Rad White and the NICU Beard Club, part three: Micro Preemie Dad Jonathan Hayhurst and part four: Grief and Celebration with Erik Velez. by Alex Zavala Before I...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 14, 2018 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
On a Saturday we sat in the NICU conference room listening to a doctor tell us our son would likely never walk, talk, or cognitively develop past the age of a five or six year old. The next day was Father’s Day. I did nothing to celebrate my husband. I was embarrassed...
