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NICU Babies Parent Support

The NICU is hard. We’re here to help. Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English & Spanish.

Learn more or get support at handtohold.org

Follow Hand to Hold:
Facebook.com/HANDtoHOLD
Instagram: @handtohold
Twitter: @NICUHandtoHold
YouTube: @handtohold

Latest Episodes:

S10 E132: What I Wish I Knew About…Being a Military NICU Family ft. Taneisha Stamps Sep 17, 2025

Show notes

The NICU and the military share common feelings of isolation, mental health challenges like PTSD, and dependence upon friends and co-workers for support. In this week's episode, NICU military mom Taneisha Stamps shares her experience of being in the NICU with her son while their family was on a military base, far from home and family. She tenderly shares her struggles, how they faced them and when she knew they needed to reach out for assistance and help. It's a powerful episode and an especially poignant one for every NICU military family.

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S10 E131: What I Wish I Knew About…Organizing & Storing Photos ft. Miss Freddy Sep 03, 2025

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Professional photo organizer Miss Freddy addresses the emotional and logistical challenges of capturing and storing photos during a NICU stay. In this episode, we discuss what we wish we had known earlier—from organizing photos of hard days, how albums can minimize the trauma and magnify the good days so it feels manageable, not overwhelming. Miss Freddy shares how photos can be both a healing tool and a powerful way to honor a NICU journey.

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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💚 Connect with the guest, Miss Freddy:

Instagram | Facebook | Website | Courses

📺Socials 📺

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S10 E130: Season 10: What I Wish I Knew ft. Kathryn Whitaker Aug 27, 2025

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Season 10 is here! What I Wish I Knew dives deep into the wisdom and hard-won life lessons parents and experts learned and now want to pass along to you. Our guest lineup includes a diverse group including a NICU nurse, pediatrician, special needs mom, bereaved mom, billing expert, birth trauma expert, twin mom, military NICU mom, and a professional photo organizer. Each episode highlights practical tips, emotional wisdom, and critical support for navigating life during and after a NICU stay. From understanding hospital bills to processing grief and trauma, season 10 brings honesty, empowerment and hope to NICU families. The guidance you wish you had from the start, is here.

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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📺Socials 📺

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S9 E129: How Art Helped me Heal ft. Savannah O'Malley May 28, 2025

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As NICU parents, we're all healing from a trauma. So when today's guest, Savannah O'Malley, sought her own healing she found it in a beautiful place, her art. And that healing didn't just benefit her own stories but the stories of thousands more NICU families. Listen in as Savannah shared how her gift is helping other families feel seen, and loved.

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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💚 Connect with the guest, Savannah O'Malley:

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S9 E128: Giving NICU Babies a Voice ft. Candace Cronin May 14, 2025

Show notes

In this episode, we sit down with Candace Blair Cronin, Ph.D.—a full-time working mom of four and a passionate advocate for children in the foster care system. From fostering and adopting to mentoring families and serving as a CASA, Candace shares her deeply personal journey and the many ways she's working to support vulnerable children and the families who care for them.

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S9 E127: Seeing Double Double: Raising Identical Quads ft. Mercedes & Jonathan Sandhu Apr 30, 2025

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Identical quadruplets. You read that right. The girls, born to Jonathan and Mercedes Sandhu, joined two other siblings, making six kids under the age of three. In this episode, they share about that first ultrasound appointment, how they prepared for the impossible, and what daily life looks like in a home where four babies are the same age—and somehow still have completely different personalities. This conversation is real, raw, and awe-inspiring. If you've ever wondered how anyone survives—let alone thrives—with six tiny kids, this one's for you.

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🔗Links

Texas Monthly article

People magazine

Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S9 E126: Adopting a NICU Baby ft. Shannon Donnelly Apr 16, 2025

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When parents get the call about a baby ready for adoption, they don't often expect it to be accompanied with a NICU stay. Adoptive mom, Shannon Donnelly, shares how life changed for her and her husband, how they navigated an out-of-state adoption and NICU stay and how they found peace with her daughter's birth parents.

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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💚 Connect with the guest, Shannon Donnelly:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonwdonnelly0110

📺Socials 📺

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S9 E125: Is This Normal, or Not? ft. Dr. Meghan Martin (@dr.beachgem10) Apr 02, 2025

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"Is this normal?" is something almost every NICU parent asks about their baby at some point. In this episode, popular social media ER doctor, Dr. Meghan Martin aka drbeachgem.10, shares her own NICU story, how to be a good advocate for your child and encourages parents to always listen to their parental instincts.

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🔗 Links to resources:

Newborns do weird stuff reel

Dr. Martin's NICU story

My Mejo (online medical journal)

📺Socials 📺

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S9 E124: ROP 411: All About Tiny Eyes ft. Dr. Rupa Wong Mar 19, 2025

Show notes

NICU parents worry about a lot, but we know that education is power. If your child is at risk for eye abnormalities like retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), or has been diagnosed, pediatric ophthalmologist and popular podcaster, Dr. Rupa Wong allays some of the common fears and gives you tools to be a better advocate for your child's eye health.

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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💚 Connect with the guest, Dr. Rupa Wong:

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🔗Links to resources:

Podcast: It's Good To See You

Pinnacle Conference and Podcast

📺Socials 📺

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

S9 E123: A Slow Exhale: Finding Purpose Through Special Needs Parenting ft. Valerie Rodriguez Mar 05, 2025

Show notes

Valerie Rodriguez wasn't planning on a lot of things: another pregnancy, multiples, a NICU stay or even having to say goodbye to one of her boys. In this episode she shares how she found her new normal, navigating grief, special needs and her evolving role as a mom and wife.

Trigger warning: in this episode we talk about death and suicide. If you need to talk to someone, please call 988 or visit Lifeline

💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:

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💚 Connect with the guest, Valerie Rodriguez:

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Music:

Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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