NICU nurses

Mom shares photos of preemie daughter's time spent in the NICU

‘You were my friend when I needed it. You loved on my daughter during the moments I couldn’t be with her.’: First-time mom writes emotional thank you letter for NICU Nurse Appreciation Week

“You showed me how to handle a three-pound baby without making it seem frightening. You helped me learn how to change her diaper and give her a bath for the very first time.”

Edited By Devon Ledbetter

Mom shares tender moment with sleeping newborn son while still in the hospital

‘Why was I the last to notice my baby was in distress?’ I needed constant reassurance everything was going to be okay.’: New mom thanks nurses during short but grueling NICU stay

“One night, while I was holding my fragile Heron, he turned completely grey. All I can remember is sounds exploding from seemingly everywhere and a sea of NICU staff rushed into the room. All we could do was stand back and watch.”⁣

Edited By Devon Ledbetter

‘Just one.’ Then she moved the wand to the left and said, ‘I lied.’: New mom to preemie twins ‘grateful’ to hospital staff for saving her children

“I’ll never know what it’s like to immediately have your baby put on your chest. They were wrapped in what looked like sandwich bags and enclosed in an incubator. We nearly lost them.”

Edited By Emily Richey

‘I cried as soon as I saw the tech’s pale face. ‘I feel sick,’ she said out loud. ‘What other choice do we have?’ She looked like she could throw up.’: Twin ‘warrior princesses’ survive ‘fatal’ twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

“We found out very early on. 7 weeks into the pregnancy, the doctor looked at the sonogram and said, ‘Twins!’ But that’s not all. They were going to share a placenta, but not an amniotic sac. ‘This is a very high-risk pregnancy. This could take the life of your girls.’ It was gut-wrenching news. We would do everything possible to fight, to save my girls. They had a 0% chance of survival.”

Edited By Sophia San Filippo