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Count milestones, not days.
That's your roadmap to getting home.
Dads: ask what's next for your baby.
NICU teams: help them see the roadmap.
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#NICUDad #BornTooSoon
Dads aren't visitors. They're parents.
NICU teams: invite him in early. Give him a seat at the bedside.
Dads: you belong there.
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#NICUDad #BornTooSoon
In 2019, I stepped onto this stage for my very first presentation. I had no idea my life would never be the same.
Seven years later, I’m stepping onto that very same stage again.
That first presentation changed my life. I can’t wait to see what this one begins.
The worst day of my life started with a 9 a.m. phone call.
NICU staff: a dad may have lived his hardest hours before reaching you. Meet him with understanding.
Dads: you are not alone.
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#NICUDad #BornTooSoon
By the time a NICU dad walks in, he may have lived the hardest hours of his life. "There's a whole half of the movie" the care team never saw.
NICU teams: meet him with patience, not judgment. Dads: your story matters.
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1 in 10 babies is born preterm. Behind that number is often a dad nobody asks about.
My daughter Emerson was born at 27 weeks. This Prematurity Awareness Month, ask about Dad too.
Tag a NICU dad. Link below. #WorldPrematurityDay
Prematurity affects the whole family. Dads too. In 2013 my daughter Emerson was born at 27 weeks, and it's why I started The NICU Dad. This Prematurity Awareness Month, follow along and share with a NICU dad you know. Link below. #WorldPrematurityDay
The One Bag Challenge: give what you can (about $50 is our published example for one NICU Holiday Bag), then invite two people to join you.
Any amount matters: #OneBagChallenge
Give here: thenicudad.com/the-nicu-dad-…
Inside a NICU Dad Holiday Bag: toiletries, snacks, a keepsake, and a handwritten note from someone who's been there.
Our published example: about $50 ≈ 1 bag. Any amount helps:
Give here: thenicudad.com/the-nicu-dad-…
The holidays look different inside the NICU. Work, hospital, home, hospital, and almost nobody asks how dad is doing.
For 10+ years we've brought Holiday Bags to Austin-area NICU families. This season, help us Lift the Weight:
Give here: thenicudad.com/the-nicu-dad-…