Hand to Hold's Official Blog: Written by Parents for Parents

NICU Advocacy Through Social Media

At Life After NICU (support group) 1st Birthday Bash

When I take a moment to step back and look at the the big picture, access to information these days can be equal parts blessing and curse. The idea of privacy is slowly becoming obsolete. While there are certainly ways to avoid details of your life being available for public access, we have become a [...]

Finding NICU Parent Support

Samantha P and preemie mama friends

Whether its a hospital support group for parents, an online community or real-life friends, support from others really helped me out while dealing not only with the NICU, but with being home with a small baby right of the NICU as well. Even now, almost three years out of the NICU and some of my best friends are preemie parents that I’ve met on my journey. Even though friends and family are very understanding, caring and mean the best, its nice to talk to someone who has a better idea of what you are going through. [Read more]

Ronald McDonald House: A Home Away From Home

Kylie at 4lbs doing the car seat test before going home!

Kylie doing the ‘carseat test’, getting ready to go home! I am so excited to be a parent blogger on Hand to Hold’s parent site, PreemieBabies101, and am looking forward to sharing my experiences, making new connections and being here to listen. I wish I had heard of this organization when my daughter was in the [...]