Halloween in the NICU

Specialties NICU

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Hey all

I was just curious to see what other NICUs do for Halloween. Do babies get dressed up in costumes, parents bring them in?

This year we have themed our unit The Zoo. Our main unit is decorated like a jungle/zoo and our stepdown unit is decorated like an aquarium. Some of our more crafty nurses have made costumes for the (stable) babes and staff are dressing up as zoo-keepers (khakis and polos).

:monkeydance:

Last year we did Grease and the boys wore "leather jackets" and the girls had "poodle skirts" and we decorated the cribs/isolettes as cars.

Is our unit just Halloween obsessed or do other units do similar things?

Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Then---"Party on!!"

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Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.

We do similar stuff at Christmas - like all the babies born on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day get snuggled in a little stocking before being taken out to mom after first bath. It's a cute idea but I'm not sure it's the best one, considering we have a high # of pt populations who don't celebrate Christmas. It wouldn't look good, to say the least.

I personally wouldn't have a problem with it if it were my baby - the stocking bit or a Halloween costume like you guys are talking about. But some people might, and I think prmenrs has some good advice (when DOESN'T she??). You guys are smart in asking parents' permission. I wish our facility would. I'm waiting for it to bite us in the butt.

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

I don't know, Arwen. I was a very bad girl @ work today. Nothing lethal, just one of those "what the heck am I thinking? Cuz apparently, I'm not--if I was, I would not have done what I just did".

You're very sweet, Thank you.

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