S10 E6 | Baby Showers Mini Series Ep2: Attending Your Own Baby Shower While Your Baby is in the NICU

Welcome to Episode 2 of our Baby Showers Mini Series!

This week, we’re diving into the experience of attending a baby shower while your baby is in the NICU—a reality that many NICU moms never expected to face.

For some, baby showers are filled with excitement and joy. But for those navigating a NICU journey, they can bring complex emotions, unexpected grief, and even difficult decisions about whether to attend, postpone, or celebrate in a different way. In this roundtable conversation, hosts Ashley and Aisha sit down with Dear NICU Mama team members Lindsay and Kirsten to share their personal experiences of having a baby shower while their babies were in the NICU due to premature deliveries.

Together, they open up about:
• The emotional toll of attending a shower while your baby is in the NICU
• Navigating well-meaning but difficult questions from guests
• Allowing yourself to grieve the baby shower you envisioned while also embracing gratitude for the one that became part of your story
• Words of encouragement for NICU moms making these tough decisions

No matter where you are in your healing journey—whether you're grieving the shower you longed for or finding gratitude in the one that became part of your story—you are not alone, NICU mama. Stay tuned for the next episode in this series!

Resources & Links:
Baby Showers Mini Series Ep 1

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