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Free of Charge NICU eBook Our freely available eBook "For Those Who Hold the Littlest Hands" is a complimentary resource for NICU Parents from the NICU Parent Support Site. "For Those Who Hold the Littlest Hands" eBook is a colorful, visually pleasing eBook full of carefully selected photographs and an exquisitely designed layout. In this free eBook NICU parents can find information, support and resources for understanding more about the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Intensive Care Nursery (ICN). Also included in the NICU eBook are the normal, expected responses to a sudden challenge or life changing event as well as suggestions for getting through this challenging time to be available and support your newborn. Different Versions of the Free NICU eBook The Free NICU eBook is available to download in several versions: Full color with the cover included - 336 kb Full color without the cover - 320 kb Black & White (to save on printer costs) - 302 kb The color versions of "For Those Who Hold the Littlest Hands" eBook is a colorful, visually pleasing eBook full of specially selected photographs and an exquisitely designed layout. However, this beautiful eBook will use up a lot of color toner if you have a color printer. If you want to print out a copy of the NICU eBook, are concerned about printer toner and own a color printer, be sure to select the black and white version to print. Steps for Downloading Your Free NICU eBook There are a few steps that need to be taken to ensure that we have working email addresses from people who are truly interested in the eBook (and to deter the form spammers): 1. Click on the "Click Here for Your Complimentary NICU eBook" button. 2. Fill in the information on the form that you find on that page. 3. Receive a confirmation "Thank you" webpage message for completing the form. 4. Receive an email message to please confirm your email address for your complimentary NICU eBook. 5. Confirm your email address. 6. Receive a second confirmation "Thank you" webpage message for responding to the email message that lets you know you have. 7. Receive a second email message with the information on how to access your complimentary NICU eBook. 8. Follow the instructions to access the NICU eBook from the NICU Parent Support Website. 9. Get Your Copy of the Free NICU eBook and Bonus Healing Blessings. Please don't let the number of steps deter you; they go fairly quickly. If you get too frustrated, let me know by email nicuparentsupport-at-gmail.com (replace -at- with @) or http://www.nicuparentsupport.org/contact_nps.htm. I want to be sure that parents who will benefit from this resource get copies. Download Your Copy of the Free NICU eBook You can download a free copy of the NICU Parent Support eBook "For Those Who Hold the Littlest Hands" by following this link. Table of Contents The Topics covered in the Free NICU Parent Support eBook include: Intro & Dedication Being the Parent of a NICU/ICN Baby Common Responses - Physical Common Responses - Emotional & Behavioral Focus on the Basics Surviving Your NICU Experience Ways of Interacting with Your Newborn More Ways of Interacting with Your Newborn Different People, Different Reactions to the Same Event Creating a Circle of Healing A Healing Blessing for Your NICU Baby CarePages - Holding a Loved One in Your Heart, Soul and Mind When to Seek More Support A Reminder to HAVE FAITH Additional Useful Resources Our Story About the Author About the NICU Parent Support Site Photo Credits PSSST - Our Secret Message About the eBook - My Baby's in the NICU: Now What? PSSST - Our Secret Message - Spread the Support After reading this eBook, if you have found it to be beneficial, encouraging or comforting to you during this challenging time of dealing with your NICU Journey, please take a moment to pass on the word about this free eBook to others. PSSST Print a Copy to Share with Someone Soon, Thank You You can share the support and spread the word several way: 1. Share a printed copy with someone else - another NICU parent, NICU staff member or a hospital. 2. Email the info about this eBook (send an email about this webpage) to someone who may benefit, so they can download a copy themselves. http://www.nicuparentsupport.org/free_nicu_ebook.html 3. Post a comment or review on the "For Those Who Hold the Littlest Hands" at http://www.squidoo.com/free-nicu-ebook. We are grateful to you for passing on  the secret message of support. Download Your Copy of the Free NICU eBook You can download a free copy of the NICU Parent Support eBook "For Those Who Hold the Littlest Hands" by following this link. Bonuses with You Free NICU eBook In addition to the various version of the Free NICU eBook, you will also have access to two different printable versions of our Special Healing Blessing. You can print out and share these Special Healing Blessings, to use with our Blessings, for your own NICU baby.

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Author's Brief Biography  Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT is a respected physician, an expert in life challenges, loss, grief and bereavement, professional health educator, professor, lecturer and author. Dr. Dyer is the Domain Designer for the Journey of Hearts website, created in 1997 as the first and only physician-based website devoted to educating people about the normal grief response. Dr. Dyer is also a former NICU Parent, author of the e-Book My Baby's in the NICU: Now What? and founder of the NICU Parent Support Site, http://www.nicuparentsupport.org. The NICU Parent Support Site, Blog and eMail List were created to provide information, support, encouragement and resources for NICU Parents and Families.

A significant portion of all proceeds received from the sales of My Baby's in the NICU: Now What? are donated to organizations and hospitals that provide information, support and resources for NICU parents, families and children.  © 2003-07 Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT. Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. The material and resources in this site may be copied, duplicated and reproduced on websites, in newsletters,  blogs or ezines provided that the Author's Brief Biography Information (above) is included with the article. Longer excerpts from the website, blogs, eBooks, eMail list and resources may not be copied, duplicated or reproduced in any manner for use in a for-profit setting without prior written permission by the author. Contact us at:  nicuparentsupport-at-gmail.com Be sure to replace the -at- with @ Handprints by NICU Survivor, Kristiina Thompson at age 3. This website was created using Google Page Creator.