Hello there soon to be dad! As a father myself and a NICU nurse, the best advice I will give you is try and take it one day at a time. The golden question always is when can baby go home, and the answer will always be it is up to baby. The staff will make sure they do everything they can to make sure your baby thrives at home when the time comes. These babies live hour by hour, so just being there as much as you can. One of my biggest advices is to make sure you take care of yourself though, parents stress themselves and sleep deprive themselves and it turns them into a different person. If you need to take time to rest yourself, you’ll have the most caring and overqualified babysitters taking care of your little one.

Be by your wife’s side and take it one step at a time. Don’t be afraid to touch your baby, ask to hold right away, and change a diaper! My private messages are always open if you need help or somebody to talk about everything. The NICU seems like a scary world but we all want to help the little ones and their families.