Nicu mom quotes sons

It can be both, sweet NICU mama. Your heart is big enough to hold it all. 💕 #dearnicumama

“Dear NICU Mama, As another year comes to a close, I hope you celebrate all the days you felt brave. Maybe it was being wheeled into the NICU for the first time to see your baby wrapped up in their isolate. Maybe it was going home to an empty nursery and feeling an intense amount of emotions of what it feels like to walk out of the hospital doors without your baby. NICU mama, there cannot be bravery without fear. Through this traumatic experience, may you recognize the bravery it took each…

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Thank You Letter to my Sons NICU Nurse

Dear NICU Mom-- I see you. I know you're struggling with so much right now. And I know you can get through this. An open letter of encouragement to the new NICU mom.

NICU babies have their own story to tell 🩷 We often focus on the whole story of NICU family which is usually through the lens of the parents, family and NICU care team. But when we remember that even the tiniest babies have a voice with their own experiences and stories, we can give them space and permission to share. Sometimes NICU babies can labeled as “fussy” or hard to console. It can be so hard to hear their little voices crying out. But if we stop, pause, truly listen and just be a…

“Dear NICU Mama, When you doubt yourself, please remember that you already have all of the strength that you need. There may be times when you cannot imagine that you can keep going, but somehow you do. Somehow you get yourself to the hospital despite your healing body demanding rest. Somehow you interrupt your much needed sleep to pump for a machine when you long for your baby. Somehow you walk out of the NICU without your baby day after day. Because, sweet NICU mama, you have the strength…