When parents first enter into the NICU for the first time, most of us can’t imagine that we’ll ever get used to it. It seems like such a strange...
Inside the NICU
Updates from Sunnybrook’s NICU families and staff.
Getting over guilt
A few weeks ago, I was having a nice chat with a new NICU mother, when she suddenly said, “I feel like I was a bad mother even before my baby was...
Winter Wonderland
For all that the NICU can be a difficult place to be in over the holidays, it can also be wonderful. Over the last week, we’ve had so many...
Reflecting on World Prematurity Day
What a wonderful week it’s been! We saw this incredible video sharing one 24-weeker’s story. Preemie parents shared their memories and...
World Prematurity Day: The first time …
We have a group of graduate families who stay connected with our hospital and who help us (and each other) in so many wonderful ways. We wanted to...
NICU to JK: A preemie’s story
We could write a million words about this baby (well, she’s not a baby any longer) and her family, and we still wouldn’t be able to do...
World Prematurity Day: Thinking beyond borders
While we in Canada have our own struggles with the problems of prematurity, in developing countries the outcomes for premature babies and their...
World Prematurity Day is November 17 … are you ready?
November 17 is World Prematurity Day; it’s a day dedicated to reducing rates of premature birth and improving outcomes for preterm infants and their...
Halloween fun in the NICU
You know when we said Thanksgiving was our favourite NICU holiday? We lied. Halloween is our favourite holiday – or at least it was today. A...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Of all the holidays we celebrate in the NICU, Thanksgiving seems somehow the most appropriate for the environment. Everyone, parents and staff...