More Gift Ideas for NICU Parents

Christmas is a time of gift-giving. Even with a baby in the NICU, NICU parents would still like to be remembered at this holiday of goodwill.

To help family and friends make picking a gift less challenging, I've put together a list of different gift ideas for NICU Parents that are helpful suggestions for gifts whether given at Christmas or any other time of the year.

Some of these gift suggestions are for the parents, some for the baby, some the parents can use or gift to their own NICU baby.

• A NICU Book - There are many helpful books for NICU Parents. Two of the classics are Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child and The Preemie Parents' Companion and for those interested in Kangaroo Care Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do to Help Your Preterm Infant.
• A NICU Remembrance - the Violet Heart - The Violet Heart is the pin that I created following our NICU experience and has been featured in the The Violet Heart Pin - A Remembrance Pin to Honor a NICU Baby post. 
• A Custom Mom's Necklace or Bracelet - The Custom Mom's Necklace or Bracelet were featured in a recent post on Gift Ideas for NICU Parents - A Custom Necklace or Bracelet.  
• A NICU Journal or NICU Scrapbook - One of my favorite NICU specific journals is the Preemie Book of Memories. Another journal Letters To Your Child helps parents organize their thoughts in letters to your baby. 
• A Water Blessing Label - Water blessing labels are available from the Spirit of Water Website. I love the sentiment of turning water (or I.V. fluids) into liquid prayers.
• A Zaky Hand - The Zaky Hand or Theraputic Positioning Pillow has been featured in several blog posts most recently The Zaky - A Comforting Hand for Your NICU Baby.
  

You can read even more about Gift Ideas for NICU Parents at the Type-A Mom article or the Squidoo article with Gift Ideas for NICU Parents.

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A related article is on the Type-A Mom site under the NICU section of Mom Stages.


More Gift Ideas


Dyer KA. 2009. Gift Ideas for NICU Parents and NICU Babies. NICU Parent Support Blog.
Dyer KA. 2009. Gift Ideas for NICU Parents - A Custom Necklace or Bracelet. NICU Parent Support Blog.

Dyer KA. 2009. Gift Ideas for NICU Parents. Squidoo.com.
Dyer KA. 2009. Gift Ideas for NICU Babies. Squidoo.com.

Image: Jeff Prieb. Christmas Present. Royalty Free Use.

Gift Ideas for NICU Parents - A Custom Necklace or Bracelet

One special way of remembering NICU parents, particular a NICU mother is to have a custom Necklace or Bracelet created for her with the NICU baby's name on it. You can even have the baby's name added as part of a family necklace.

One of my favorite places to find custom handmade jewelry items is on Etsy. I have found many beautiful necklaces and bracelets offered by different talented jewelry artists that can be personalized with your baby's name and information.

This necklace featured from BabyCharmed is one that I ordered myself with my both of daughter's names as a beautiful custom mom's necklace.

Some of my favorites include (listed alphabetically):

• BabyCharmed
• Bella Wish
• La Bella Jewels
• mncmoon
• sTuckintheCoop

These talented jewelry artists offer a variety of beautifully created handmade products. Just look around on Etsy until you find one that seems right as a NICU parent gift.


About Etsy

Etsy is the leading online website that allows Etsy hundreds of thousands of sellers to sell their handmade products directly to buyers.

The Etsy sellers featured all offer different types of necklaces and bracelets that can be personalized with your baby's name and information to become a reminder of your child when he or she is not with you.

More Gift Ideas
Dyer KA. 2009. Gift Ideas for NICU Parents and NICU Babies. NICU Parent Support Blog.
Dyer KA. 2009. Gift Ideas for NICU Parents. Squidoo.com.
Dyer KA. 2009. Gift Ideas for NICU Babies. Squidoo.com.


Image: BabyCharmed. Used With Permission.

Gift Ideas for NICU Parents and NICU Babies

I've been working on two separate pages with gift suggestions for NICU Parents and also for NICU babies.

I realized that many friends and family may be unsure what to do about getting a gift for parents whose baby is in the NICU. In retrospect I realized that we'd had a lot of family and friends waiting to see what was going to happen instead of sending a gift.

Unfortunately, not sending a gift to NICU parents may be sending the wrong message to the parents.

I have to agree with the advise of former NICU Mother, Kelby Carr

Don't let the fact that a baby is premature or in the NICU stop you from buying a gift, either for the baby of a gift for the mom of a NICU baby. No matter how perilous the situation is, the parents and baby will appreciate a gift. It could be the sliver of joyfulness they really badly need.

My advise would be to send a gift to the NICU Parent or NICU baby, to show your love and support.

Gift Ideas for NICU Parents and NICU Babies
The Gifts for NICU Parents page provides a list of suggestions with ideas for NICU parents from the practical to actual presents. Some cost money, other are just a gift of your time.

The Gifts for NICU Babies page provides a list of suggestions with ideas for useful gifts for NICU babies. It also includes a list with ideas for putting together a NICU Basket of gifts.

I'll be working on featuring many of the wonderful resources that I found which would make gifts for NICU babies and their parents.

Image: Adapted from Chobi Capeta's Heart Bag. Royalty Free Use.