For every small beginning - NICU diary (Dutch)

A diary for parents of a child in the NICU.

Some days you want to remember everything. Other days, one line is enough. This diary provides space for both: for what is happening medically, and for what you see, feel, and experience. You don't have to make anything look pretty, and you don't have to use every page.

Xalovi was born from the months I spent with my son Xavier in the NICU. I didn't keep a diary back then, and later I forgot the small moments or mixed them up. This is the diary I wish I had back then.

What’s inside

• At the front, you can write day by day: how you are feeling, a moment you want to hold onto, what was difficult, and what provided a ray of light
• Pages for photos, messages from family and friends, and a note from the nursing staff
• Milestones with space for a photo, such as the first cuddle, the first clothes, and the first day home
• Overviews for pumping times, breastfeeding schedules, medication, doctors and nurses, and questions for the next conversation
• A gratitude page that you can tear out of the book and leave with someone who made a difference
• A page for going home, for the first days at home, and a letter to your child

Specifications

• Size: A5
• Hardcover, full color
• Approximately 150 pages
• Language: Dutch