NICU Helping Hands

I have always known that my twin sister and I were born premature for as long as I can remember, and that our birth was very different than that of our younger sister who was born right around her due date. As a kid my mom would have our baby photo albums out and I remember [...]

I will never forget my first time in a NICU. I was a new mother, still recovering from an incredibly traumatic delivery of my first rainbow baby. But that was not why I was in the NICU. I was actually visiting my husband who was a brand new pediatric resident. He was on his NICU [...]

This is for all the NICU parents… You handed your baby over to me, to the NICU team. We promised to update you as soon as we could. Maybe all of this was happening way earlier than you planned. Or maybe you weren’t expecting the NICU to be part of your story at all, but complications [...]

Tony Bombacino loves food. The father of two comes from a big Italian family and knows his way around the kitchen. When Bombacino’s son, AJ, was born, he was excited to share his love of cooking with him. But sharing that love proved difficult when Bombacino found out that his son, at six months old, [...]

Fact: You can do everything right during your pregnancy and still have a preemie. Kaleena with her son, Jharid. I have never smoked a cigarette a day in my life. I have never used drugs of any kind. My life was not filled with stress. I eat a balanced diet, and I am a fairly [...]