My top 3 evidence-based recommendations for supporting a baby in the NICU

Electromagnetic hygiene, supplemental melatonin, slowing down, and FAQs

This post is an introduction to ideas I have for navigating the NICU experience. However, I highly recommend you email me for a private consultation for more specific ideas relevant to your unique situation. Reach me anytime at nikko@brighterdaysdarkernights.com.

We all want to avoid the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but sometimes despite our best preparations and intentions, the NICU is where we spend the first days, weeks, or even months of life with our babies.

I experienced this when my 3rd child needed respiratory support (she was born during the height of the lockdown and after we had been evacuated due to wildfire—two very stressful situations that contributed to a highly stressful 3rd trimester, precipitous home birth, and subsequent respiratory distress, hospital transfer, and NICU stay).

Reading about NICU experiences, or even supporting someone else through them, is nothing like going through it yourself.

If you are in the midst of it, please reach out to me or for s…