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Happy Birthday to my NICU Graduate! Happy Birthday, to my NICU Graduate! Every moment since waking I have thought of you. Last night before bed, we read our annual birthday reads. Every year since you were born we have read the same books the night before your birthday. We also... Read more about Happy Birthday to my NICU Graduate! Happy Birthday to my NICU Graduate! appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
The Death of a Child: When Others Rank Your Grief The death of a child is traumatic. When others rank your grief based on how long your child lived they diminish your experience and emotions. Ranking someone’s grief is wrong. I recently read the article “What the Loss of a... Read more about The Death of a Child: When Others Rank Your Grief The Death of a Child: When Others Rank Your Grief appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) was not something I knew about prior to becoming pregnant. That changed at 23 weeks gestation. Recommended Reading: Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) in Pregnancy The Diagnosis I was diagnosed with Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) with intermittent/absent end-diastolic flow in my cord. My sweet baby boy was... Read more about Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
Today is National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day and we want to share a little information with you about what a Dietitian does in the NICU, and their amazing role in caring for premature and full term critically ill babies. Helping fragile NICU babies grow bigger and stronger is an interdisciplinary... Read more about What Does a Dietitian Do? What Does a Dietitian Do? appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
According to the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association, now Conquering CHD, 1 in every 100 infants is born with a congenital heart defect. February is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Month. Although I was a NICU nurse for eight years, I was unaware of this until my son was born in November... Read more about Congenital Heart Defect: 1 Out of 100 Mommas Congenital Heart Defect: 1 Out of 100 Mommas appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
Change. It’s a given isn’t it? And yet, the changes we have all experienced since last December is on a level none of us could have even imagined this time last year. The pandemic has changed the world in which we live. Whether you found yourself in a neonatal intensive... Read more about Finding “Joy, Peace and Hope” During a Pandemic Holiday Season Finding “Joy, Peace and Hope” During a Pandemic Holiday Season appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
A Thousand Years… and I’ll love you for a thousand more. When I learned of Christina Perri’s stillborn baby, I cried like I hadn’t in years. I don’t personally know her. We aren’t friends. We didn’t even go to school together. I had connected with her when I heard her... Read more about A Thousand Years A Thousand Years appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
As some of you might know I’m a Program Facilitator for NICU Helping Hands. I work at Harris Methodist in Downtown Fort Worth, where I have been dedicated to supporting NICU families there since December of 2016. My son Marshall was admitted to the NICU in 2013 following an emergency... Read more about From Preemie to Program Facilitor From Preemie to Program Facilitor appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
When you first find out you are pregnant, you usually tell your spouse/significant other, family and friends. It’s a joyous occasion that begins a purchasing frenzy unlike any other! You begin to receive blankets, stuffed animals, and even onesies. There might even be a cherished article of clothing that has... Read more about Preemie Clothes Preemie Clothes appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
As a young girl I often played with Barbies and baby dolls as most girls do; however unlike most children, if one of those baby dolls was smaller than the rest I naturally gravitated towards them. I would affectionately refer to it as a Preemie. After all. I was a... Read more about Early Bird Early Bird appeared first on NICU Helping Hands.| NICU Helping Hands
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Family Support for Fragile Beginnings. Our Angel Gown Program is a nationally registered and trademarked program and is available across the United States.| NICU Helping Hands
