NICU Blog

NICU parents, are you looking for the perfect gift for your favorite NICU nurses?

Look no further!

NICU parents can find themselves a little short on holiday cheer…

When you’re exhausted, stressed, and spending most of your days in a hospital room, it’s awfully hard to get into the holiday spirit, so we’ve created the ultimate gift guide to bring some holiday fun to your favorite NICU family.

How can you keep your NICU baby healthy during the holidays? We want to keep you and your little one healthy and happy all winter long, so we’ve put together a list of preventative tips to protect your family.

Here are 5 things you should do to stay healthy during the holidays!

When your baby is in the NICU, constant monitoring becomes a normal part of your daily routine.

Your child’s breathing, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and other vital signs are monitored around the clock, and having a clear indication of your baby’s vitals at all times can be very reassuring!

Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, but if you’re in the NICU you’re probably not thinking about side dishes, desserts, or football.

When your baby is in the hospital, it’s awfully hard to focus on anything else, and it can be tough to get excited about holidays. You might not feel up to a big celebration, or you might be staying away from crowds to protect your little one from big germs like flu or RSV, but that doesn’t mean you have to skip Thanksgiving all together!

November is a very special month for the Every Tiny Thing family!

We’re giving thanks and preparing for the holiday rush ahead, but we’re also taking time to recognize and celebrate Prematurity Awareness Month in November,

Spooky season is here, but you might not feel much like celebrating when you’re spending it in the NICU…

Holidays are tough on NICU families. Parents have so many hopes and dreams for the most special times of the year, and it can feel like a huge loss when you have to reimagine your celebration. Wondering how NICU families celebrate Halloween in the NICU? Read on.

When you have a baby in the NICU, stress is unavoidable.

There will be days that you feel worried, anxious, fearful, and overwhelmed. That’s completely normal, but that doesn’t mean you should try to handle these feelings alone. And it may leave you wondering, is the NICU impacting my mental health?

The NICU experience is often compared to a roller coaster ride, and it’s easy to understand why!

There are ups and downs, twists and turns, and it’s thrilling, exhilarating, and terrifying all at the same time. (And that’s just a typical Tuesday morning!!)

September is NICU Awareness Month, and we’re doing our part to raise awareness and understanding by creating a simple NICU primer!

Many of our Every Tiny Thing friends have experienced the NICU personally, but for those who haven’t, the terms can get a little confusing. We’re breaking down the basics to help grandparents, friends, aunts, uncles, and even expectant parents know exactly what goes on behind the doors of the NICU!

NICU parents don’t have a lot of time to search for design ideas for their little one’s space, so we’ve put together a list of 10 cute, simple ideas to make your baby’s space feel like home. Every hospital has its own rules and regulations about décor, so make sure you run ideas by your nurses before implementing them.

When your baby is in the NICU, it can feel like you’ve entered a whole new world!

There are all these medical terms you don’t know, equipment you’ve never seen before, and lots of challenges you never imagined facing…

Here’s the great news: You’re doing an AWESOME job!!

This is all new, and you’re handling it like a seasoned pro- but that doesn’t mean there’s not a little room for improvement, right?