by Kelli Kelley | Aug 31, 2020 | NICU Life
In the NICU, I was told it was important to bond with my baby. But I did not know how to bond with a child I couldn’t feed, hold or bathe. One that weighed a little more than a pound and was clinging to life on a respirator. I was so scared to touch him because I knew...
by Lindsay Rosenfeld | Feb 25, 2019 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, NICU Life
As someone who has always been very connected to people – and who regularly connects others to people and resources – I found being a new parent of micro preemies very isolating: hospitalized bed rest; having twins; stopping full time work; spending the first three...
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 Hand to Hold Staff | Jun 5, 2017 | Life after the NICU
We measure early childhood in milestones – the first smile, first step, that very first word. Parents are encouraged to track what their baby can do, but sometimes this can cause anxiety and frustration when you feel your child is not making strides in development...
by Melissa McMurchy | Apr 13, 2016 | Life after the NICU
When your child hits milestones, it is one of the greatest feelings in the world. We all get excited, jump up and down, and share the news with pretty much everyone we know. When you have a preemie in the NICU or just home from the NICU, what happens? Do they still...
