NICU Dads Coffee and Catch Up
We’re pleased to announce there’s now a group for neonatal dads!
Held every fortnight at 6pm on Tuesday evening at Wellington NICU, you’ll find Darcy Stott, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner host a “NICU Dads Coffee and Catch Up” in the Parent Lounge.
Be sure to check our Facebook page for the fortnightly reminders.
Huge thanks to Darcy for doing this as we know the journey is hard for Dad as well as Mum
Tips for Dads
Becoming a new dad can bring joy but fathers often have a difficult role when their baby is born sick or prematurely. The experience can leave dads feeling torn juggling the demands of their new baby/babies, partner and other children while still having to deal with other financial responsibilities. You may feel many mixed emotions after the birth and worry for your baby and partner as this is not how you expected the journey to begin.
Whilst we recognise everyone is different, and react to stress differently, here are a few tips from other dads who have travelled this journey.
Support Us
If you want to help our support of families going through the stress and anxiety of a neonatal journey, you can donate via the link below.
- The Little Miracles Trust provides support to families of premature or sick full-term babies as they make their journey through Neonatal Intensive Care, the transition home, and onwards. We do not receive any Government funding and are entirely reliant on the generosity of individuals, companies and organisations in the form of donations, value-in-kind donations, grants, sponsorship and fundraising events to supplement operating costs and fund our services and initiatives.
- As we are a registered charity (CC56619) with Charities Services New Zealand we will send you an IRD compliant tax receipt – this will happen automatically by return email.