The first time holding your NICU baby is a precious moment that you will never forget. Whether you've waited hours, days, or even weeks or months to hold your baby, this milestone is one to hold on to forever. We’re grateful to celebrate these milestones with NICU families to commemorate NICU Awareness Month. Share yours with us by using #h2hmilestones on social media!
The Joy of the First Hold
"I got to hold Will about 36 hours after he was born. I remember the nurse asked me if I wanted to and I was terrified. She was so gentle and confident and helped me feel less intimidated by all his tubes and wires. His entrance in to the world had been very abrupt and I was still in shock from it all. It was a profound and healing moment, one that started our NICU journey and has shaped me as his mother."
Emily B., Texas, mom to William, born at 32 weeks, 3 days
In our upcoming free webinar, Dr. Harvey Karp, world-renowned pediatrician and founder of Happiest Baby, will answer your questions about sleep, transitioning to home from the NICU, meeting milestones, and more.
If you're anything like us, you are doing a LOT more online shopping these days. Turn those dollars spent into dollars donated by shopping through Amazon Smile! Amazon will donate .5% of your eligible purchases to Hand to Hold.
How do you commemorate those milestones that mean so much? Remember each and every milestone with our essential and expanded NICU Milestone Bead kits. Available at handtohold.org/store.
"Hand to Hold is not just a name, it is what they actually do for parents -- provide a trusted ‘hand to hold’ for parents in and beyond their NICU Journey."
Carolyn TenEyck, Senior Director, Advocacy and Government Affairs, Prolacta Bioscience
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