Bonding hearts nicu

If you’re worried about bonding with your baby while they are in the NICU, you are not alone. Many NICU moms share this worry. A maternal mental health therapist shares 5 ways to bond with your baby in the NICU.

Parents in the neonatal intensive care unit at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon, use “lovey dolls” to help bond with their babies. Volunteers at the hospital regularly cut and sew hundreds of these dolls every year.

How Church Ladies divinely answer a hospital's prayer for NICU lovies, plus learn how you can make them for the preemies with our tutorial.

The Mater Mothers from the Mater Hospital Brisbane put the call out last week for crafty people to make some cuddle hearts for their NICU.

You can easily make one of these four NICU craft ideas to donate to organizations in need. Each one will bring comfort to a NICU preemie.

Babies have an elevated sense of smell that begins during pregnancy. The scent of their birth parent's amniotic fluid and breast milk is an important part of cementing the parent-child bond. For NICU families, this process is often...

How To Make A NICU Bonding Heart {Free Pattern}

scent hearts for NICU

This Couple Got Married in the NICU So Their Preemie Could Be There, and OMG, Our Hearts

When my baby was in the NICU, bonding was one of my initial concerns. And it certainly had its challenges. Thankfully, I learned that while the NICU bonding journey might look different, it can be just as meaningful – and wonderful in many unexpected ways. See more articles written by moms at RochesterMomCollective.com.

Hearts, Hats + Quilts | NICU Cheer

“Dear NICU Mama, I see how much courage it took to recognize you needed help, and I want you to know that asking for support is a sign of incredible strength, not weakness. Your love and dedication to your baby are undeniable, even on the hardest days when the weight of the journey feels overwhelming. You’ve been navigating a world you never planned for, filled with beeping monitors, medical jargon, and the ache of longing for a sense of normalcy. But in the midst of it all, you’ve shown a…

We have developed step-by-step instructions on how to make fabric scent hearts for preemies in the NICU to help them reinforce bonds with their baby.