Posts: Siblings
Answering Your Children’s Questions About a Baby in the NICU
Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit is a difficult time in any parent’s life. Trying to balance your need to be with your baby in the NICU with responsibilities at home and work is challenging under the best circumstances. But when you have other young...
Navigating the NICU as a Family: Connecting Siblings with NICU Babies
Sibling love is a tough journey for any family and even harder when you have a baby in the NICU. Learning to manage your own emotions, as well as the guilt and stress that comes with having a medically fragile child, can come at a large cost. When you add siblings...
Navigating the NICU When You Have Older Children at Home
Having a baby in the NICU is painful. There is a special, additional, layer of hell when you also have other children at home. My daughter, Lorelei, had just turned five when her brother was born two months early. She lost her only child status in grand fashion. There...
Children’s Books About Prematurity
How do you explain delicate topics of prematurity, loss and the NICU to a child? The following books have been reviewed and recommended for parents looking to teach children about their own journey through prematurity or looking to support the sibling of a preemie....