🎉 It's National Sibling Day! 🎉 Does your NICU baby have older #siblings at home? Here are just a few ways you can keep your other children feeling special during your NICU stay: 💚 Try to keep routines and caregivers consistent - although we know that's not always possible 💚 Develop a predictable NICU schedule so your children know when you may be home. 💚 Spend time with each sibling, even if it’s just 10 minutes per day. They need this time and so do you. 💚 Spend a little time each day telling the sibling something about the baby that happened that day so they feel a bond with their brother/sister (discuss if a new monitor was removed, the baby’s weight that day). Read more about connecting as a family here:

Posted by Leigh Ann at Hand to Hold at 2023-04-10 17:55:05 UTC