Hand to Hold

NICU Babies Parent Support

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The NICU is hard. We're here to help. Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby's NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish. Learn more or get support at handtohold.orgFollow Hand to Hold:Facebook.com/HANDtoHOLDInstagram: @handtoholdTwitter: @NICUHandtoHoldYouTube: @handtohold

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NICU Now Episode 2: From Powerless to Empowered 25.01.2017 28:51

In this episode: How parents can avoid letting stress and anxiety take over and find their footing in the NICU. Advice for empowering yourself as a parent and becoming your baby's advocate. How to embrace your feelings of guilt and inadequacy, for they are normal, but to let go of the expectations you one had for your pregnancy/baby. Guilt about fears of caring for a disabled child. This episode i...

NICU Now Episode 1: You Are Not Alone 25.01.2017 22:45

In This Episode: Kelli's overwhelming emotions upon meeting her micropreemie son Jackson for the first time. What is anticipatory grief and what does it mean for NICU parents? What emotions can parents expect when faced with a NICU experience/meeting their baby for the first time? The different ways in which grief and shame manifest themselves in NICU parents. How moms and dads process guilt/grief...

NICU Now: Prologue 25.01.2017 6:18

The NICU Now Audio Support Series is Hand to Hold's podcast for parents who are currently in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The Prologue introduces listeners to what they can expect with the series.