NICU

This former NI​CU baby is making mas​k covers for nurses fighting coronavirus ❤️

5-year-old son Christian is helping nurses like they helped him.

Danielle Fishel on the powerful way NICU parents support each other

"We connect on a level that you just don't with other people," shared the actress.

What went viral this week: A father + son share a NICU nurse + a kind stranger helps a breastfeeding mama

These are the stories that made us smile this week.

Most preemie babies grow into adulthood with no serious health complications, study shows

Good news for preemie parents.

I wasn’t prepared for the rollercoaster of emotions having a NICU baby would bring

I had to learn how to feel all my emotions as a NICU mama

I thought the NICU was only for preemies, but I was wrong

I was told he needed to go to the neonatal intensive care unit. I was confused, as I thought the NICU was only for preemies and my son was full term.

I can’t believe my micro-preemie is going to kindergarten today

I feel so proud of him—and myself, too. ❤️

What no one tells you about having preemie babies

This is what life is like after the casseroles stop coming.

Dear mama sitting in the NICU: Sometimes you’ll fall apart and that’s okay

You will find strength you didn't know you had.

This preemie baby couldn’t go to his parent’s wedding—so they brought it to him 😭

The hospital staff went above and beyond in delivering family-centered care–and an unforgettable wedding.

I learned about exclusively pumping after my preemie was born

I wish I had known sooner that I had this choice because it was the best one for us.

Talk about a baby boom: This NICU has 36 nurses having a baby this year

"We always have a baby boom going on like this," says Allison Ronco, a critical care education coordinator and nurse for the hospital."

Leaving the hospital with my baby still in the NICU was so hard

I had to go back to the NICU and give my baby one more kiss.

Danielle Fishel’s NICU update: ‘Adler is getting better and stronger every day’

Fishel shared an update with her followers on Instagram.

I didn’t feel a connection with my baby while I was pregnant—but that changed the minute he was born

Even though our pregnancy was planned, I didn't feel mentally ready to become a mom.

Danielle Fishel opens up about her NICU baby and the health scares they’re experiencing

Their baby was born four weeks early and is still in the NICU.

How reading to NICU babies can benefit moms in a big way

It's not just good for baby.

Giving birth was nothing like what I expected

Like many moms, I had a birth plan, but that plan went flying out the second story hospital window when the maternity unit team informed me that I had an infection commonly contracted by women in labor.

This is motherhood: A story of HELLP Syndrome + the NICU

We were so thrilled to get our baby home after four months in the NICU, but that was when the reality of everything that happened hit me.

Dear NICU mama: Your strength is profound–and unexpected

Your experience with your precious baby will be one that, at times, can feel like it is breaking you into a million pieces–but I promise that feeling is just the start of your transformation into a stronger, wiser, humbler version of yourself.