For the weeks leading up to our annual Preemie Picnic, we were glued to the weather forecast, which stubbornly kept predicting rain. We told...
Inside the NICU
Updates from Sunnybrook’s NICU families and staff.
An open letter from one dad to another
This letter was written by one of our NICU dads, and we are honoured to share it with you. Thank you Jason, for your beautiful words. Hi NICU...
Sacred Moments
May 15th is an exciting day, especially in NICU-land. It’s International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day, where people around the world celebrate...
How did you do it? NICU Parents share stories and strategies
When you first arrive in the NICU, it’s so hard to imagine how the next few weeks or months might roll out. We asked some graduate families for their...
A family’s story: Beatrice, Cameron and Brooklyn.
My name is Beatrice, my husband’s name is Cameron and our beautiful daughter is Brooklyn. This is our story… September 2nd, 2011 was a...
Life According to Sam
This isn’t really a blog about movies, but there’s something we just had to share with you all. A group of us from the NICU just saw a...
An invitation from Conrad
Remember Conrad? The sweetie who inspired his parents to start Circle 21, an amazing foundation that supports the Down Syndrome community? He has an...
Kangaroo-a-thon: Celebrating the power of parental touch
What a wonderful time we’ve had celebrating the power of parental touch! The kangaroos on this wall started off on the walls of our baby rooms...
Sadie’s story
In honour of our kangaroo-a-thon, we’ve asked graduate parents to share stories with us. These lovely words were written by a graduate NICU mom...
Closer to the heart: A Valentine Celebration
We found a perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day … by spending the day reuniting parents and babies with kangaroo care! Kangaroo care...