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Nicu mom holding baby

You’re allowed to feel the grief and joy of being a NICU mom

Grief and gratitude are not unique to themselves. They share space, overlapping in even the most unexpected areas of our lives.

Updated Sep. 07, 2022
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

Priyanka and Nick Jonas reveal the first photo of their newborn baby girl

They also shared that their little girl spent 100 days in the NICU.

Updated Oct. 31, 2022
Premature Baby in hospital

Premature baby finally gets to go home after spending 460 days in the NICU

Baby Kendall was born in December 2020 and only weighed 15 ounces when he was born at 25 weeks.

Updated Aug. 26, 2022
Mother holding baby in hospital isolette, preparing to bring baby home from nicu

Bringing baby home from the NICU? A NICU nurse shares what you need to know

Including the one hospital item she sends home with every parent.

Updated Sep. 05, 2024
Emotional mom talking about maternity leave on TikTok

NICU mom’s viral TikTok shows the brutal reality of maternity leave in the U.S.

In the U.S., many parents return to work after giving birth before…

Updated Aug. 27, 2022
mom holding prematurely born twins, learning how to care for nicu baby

A NICU nurse’s guide to caring for a NICU baby

Looking for a NICU guide? Having been a NICU nurse for 15 years, I’ve learned a thing or two about caring for NICU parents, too.

Updated Sep. 05, 2024
mom holding baby in the NICU

I’m a survivor. I’m a NICU mama.

Walking out of the hospital with a NICU baby is a true miracle.​

Updated Aug. 26, 2024
baby in a NICU wearing a tux

These adorable photos of a NICU baby prom will absolutely melt your heart

The NICU pulled out all the stops with a tiny tux, itty-bitty dresses, and baby-sized corsages!

Updated Feb. 14, 2022

This mama in Texas was just reunited with her quadruplets after 8 days apart

Prepare to feel all the feels for this new mama who was separated from her four NICU babies for eight long days because of the Texas storms.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
parents kissing newborn baby on the forehead

This is birth: First-time parents’ NICU journey

First-time parents’ NICU journey: Witness the undeniable bond between this husband and…

Updated May. 03, 2023
mom holding baby in the NICU

This is birth: A NICU birth story

A NICU birth story: After arriving 5 weeks early and spending 15…

Updated May. 03, 2023

How I met my daughter

My daughter was born 14 weeks early.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

We were quarantining with our son way before the pandemic

During the first year of his life, a simple cold could have become a serious problem for him. So we made our world small.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

American Idol alum turned influencer Casey Goode’s newborn tests positive for COVID-19

"Please send good energy to our little bub so he recovers fast."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My 10-month-old baby still hasn’t been held by her grandparents

And I'm not sure when that will change.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
picture of a little girl - essay on feeling like a failure as a mother

Jane on feeling like a failure as a mother because her baby had to go to the NICU

"No one told me I could change my clothes. No one told me I could bathe. I needed a caregiver. I needed an advocate. I needed someone to take care of me."

Updated Oct. 20, 2022

These amazing nurses saved 19 NICU babies when Hurricane Laura hit

A crew of nurses and respiratory therapists worked together to transfer the newborns to a safer building.

Updated Aug. 15, 2022

Preemie parents knew all about ‘social distancing’ well before COVID-19

After months of watching our son struggle to breathe in the NICU, we lived in constant fear that one of us would bring home an illness that would land him back in the hospital on a ventilator.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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