So, there we were, about to leave the NICU for the very last time. With one hand, my husband pushed our double stroller, two twins nestled inside. This was the first time my twin boys, Lochlan and Lex, had ever been out of their hospital room together…

When your baby graduates from the NICU, a new phase for your family begins: post-NICU care. It’s exciting to bring your baby home (congrats!) but we know it can also feel overwhelming to manage their important medical appointments, therapies, medications and more…

Jennifer described coming home from the NICU with one word: Scary. We wish this weren’t be the case but it happens all the time!

You’re finally home! Now what?

There’s a good reason that phrase is at the forefront of NICU Alumni’s content: Because while bringing your baby home from the NICU is an exciting milestone, it can also feel overwhelming and hard to know what to do next.

Having trouble making time for yourself? We have some ideas to get you started.

Developmental Pediatricians are doctors specially trained to help NICU grads and children with disabilities thrive.

Now that your child has graduated from the NICU, and is an official #NICUalumni, we wanted to talk to you a little bit about Early Intervention!

Hand to Hold is dedicated to providing emotional support, education, and community to parents who have had a child in the NICU or have experienced the loss of a baby in the NICU.

Deb Malkoff-Cohen, a seasoned Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, brings her expertise in pediatric nutrition to families by innovatively spooning nutritional wisdom into young bellies, emphasizing the importance of healthy transitions from the NICU.