Posts: NICU Parenting

Looking Back on a Decade of Difference

Looking Back on a Decade of Difference

Hand to Hold is celebrating our 10th Anniversary –  a major accomplishment given that almost a third of nonprofits never reach this major milestone. According to Forbes, over half of all nonprofits chartered are destined to fail or stall within a few years due...
NICU Milestones: The First Clothes in the NICU

NICU Milestones: The First Clothes in the NICU

My preemies’ first “outfit” was not a family heirloom or a super cozy sleeper. It wasn’t even something that I picked out. The first thing that my babies wore were tiny knitted hats of soft pastel yarn that had to be handmade by a volunteer because their heads were...
NICU Milestones: The First Bottle in the NICU

NICU Milestones: The First Bottle in the NICU

Milestones look very different for NICU babies and their families than they do for typical families who do not endure a NICU stay. For a NICU parent who isn’t caring for their baby full time at home, feeding their baby that first bottle in the NICU is one of the...
How NICUs Have Adapted During COVID-19

How NICUs Have Adapted During COVID-19

Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is difficult and stressful at any time. Having a baby in the NICU during COVID-19 only amplifies those feelings of fear and uncertainty as parents worry about what will happen if they get sick, or if they or a...