It can be hard to know what to do when you know someone who is in the NICU. There are a number of ways that you can help a family in the NICU. After a long birth process, sometimes the best thing you can give is food. Also, things that people can snuggle with, like pillows and slippers. Bringing inspirational items, too, can help the family keep positive and have a different perspective on the situation.

Key Takeaways:

• The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a place where premature babies can gain weight and be properly monitored.
• A Babycenter.com guest blogger found that her experience of balancing home time with time at the NICI, with her 33 week old daughter, to be overwhelming.
• She found that love and support, as well as gifts, such as restaurant gift cards and cozy slippers, helped a great deal.

“Ask whether or not there is a fridge available for the parents.”

Read more: https://blogs.babycenter.com/parenting/6-tangible-ways-help-family-nicu/