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Holidays in the NICU: Coping Strategies for NICU Parents
The holidays are known for their joy, excitement, and nostalgia. The decor, music, and sights intend to amplify those feelings. However, the holidays aren’t always a time marked by warmth and feelings of love. Spending the holidays in the NICU can be difficult for...
#MyMentalHealthMatters – Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
For May’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re focusing on why it’s important for moms to prioritize their own mental health. Together we can raise awareness, remove stigmas and encourage mothers to care for themselves so they can heal, thrive and grow during and after a NICU stay or the loss of an infant.
New Podcast Episodes: Supporting Parents & Professionals During COVID-19
We've just released three new podcast episodes to help parents and NICU professionals cope with the COVID-19 crisis.
The Power of Scent Cloths + No-Sew Scent Cloth Instructions
Many parents envision bonding with their baby shortly after birth. But for a NICU parent, bonding takes on a whole new meaning.
NICU Parent Perspective: Special Education in the Time of Social Distancing
Our son, who was born at 29-weeks, is now a healthy, happy, first grader who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 4. He also struggles with some significant motor delays. Up until the COVID-19 crisis hit and the schools closed, he had been receiving occupational, physical and speech therapy. He also participated in a social/emotional/behavioral support group daily. Now, how frequently he receives therapy depends on when either me, or my husband, can take a break from our increasingly demanding work schedules.
New Virtual Support Services for NICU Families
A high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth or a NICU stay can be traumatic and isolating experiences, which are being compounded by the uncertainty and stress of COVID-19. This week Hand to Hold announced the launch of virtual support groups for NICU families to address this challenge.
Caring for Yourself and Your Family During Self-Isolation
While many people around the country are adjusting to their new normal of social distancing, self-isolation or even shelter-in-place orders, the idea of quarantine is nothing new to NICU families. But that doesn't make it any easier.
Cerebral Palsy: What to Know
March is National CP Awareness Month, providing an opportunity to inform, aware, and support those with cerebral palsy.
NICU PTSD in the Time of Coronavirus
Photo credit: Jodi Ellen Photography When Ben was in the NICU, I would wake up in the morning and for a moment everything was fine. For a brief second as I woke, I would forget. Then suddenly, my world would come crashing down, and I would remember where I was, and...
Free Webinar: The Parenting Path to Oral Feeding in the NICU
Join us on Wednesday, March 25 at 12:30 p.m. CST for a free webinar all about feeding: The Parenting Path to Oral Feeding in the NICU, presented by Dr. Brown's Medical.
Sleep Training and Your Preemie
A common question parents ask when it comes to sleep and their preemie is "When can we sleep train?" While preemies and NICU babies sleep a lot more than term babies, that sleep is often inconsistent and sporadic, leaving parents and caregivers exhausted and...