NICU babes dress-up for Halloween

CharleeFoxtrot, BSN, RN · Oct 30, 2020

*crusty old weatherbeaten heart melts*

Thanks-I really needed that.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Oct 30, 2020

Glad to help!

MunoRN, RN · Oct 30, 2020

I think my heart must be too crusty to melt because this seems just a bit F'd-up, and I realize I'm the only who's going to agree with myself, I'm OK with that.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Oct 30, 2020

Found this pasta lover cutie on a Twitter feed:

Editorial Team / Moderator · Oct 30, 2020

I think my favorite is Apollo Creed! Little fighter. ❤️ Thanks for posting this!!

Daisy4RN · Oct 30, 2020

1 hour ago, MunoRN said:

think my heart must be too crusty to melt because this seems just a bit F'd-up, and I realize I'm the only who's going to agree with myself, I'm OK with that.

Really? I am curious to know why do don't like the idea.

From the article:

".....a tradition meant to restore some normalcy to the lives of the families involved...

...It’s incredibly emotionally scary here for a lot of the parents, and this allows them a moment of real world life, and it gives them some control,”

I like what they are doing and love the little ones pics, glad they are able to help the parents through this difficult time.

CharleeFoxtrot, BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2020

14 hours ago, MunoRN said:

I think my heart must be too crusty to melt because this seems just a bit F'd-up, and I realize I'm the only who's going to agree with myself, I'm OK with that.

...and that's 100% okay. I felt like if it didn't harm the kiddos, made some good memories for the family and made other people smile there was no harm in it.

JKL33 · Oct 31, 2020

On 10/30/2020 at 4:42 PM, MunoRN said:

I realize I'm the only who's going to agree with myself, I'm OK with that.

?

Nah. You aren't. Well, actually I don't think it's messed-up per se, I just have exceedingly little interest in these types of things. I'd be the one doing some kind of nursing chores or rounds (hopefully in a different area) while other people are dressing up the babes and oohing-aaahing over them and taking their pics.

But I can appreciate that it may bring joy to some families and some nurses. ??

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Nov 1, 2020

I’m too crusty as well, but if it makes someone else happy, go to it. I feel that way about unit decorations too. So long as I don’t have to clean it up, I can live with it.

MunoRN, RN · Nov 1, 2020

On 10/30/2020 at 2:54 PM, Daisy4RN said:

Really? I am curious to know why do don't like the idea.

From the article:

".....a tradition meant to restore some normalcy to the lives of the families involved...

...It’s incredibly emotionally scary here for a lot of the parents, and this allows them a moment of real world life, and it gives them some control,”

I like what they are doing and love the little ones pics, glad they are able to help the parents through this difficult time.

And I get that, I'm just not keen on using little babies as dress-up dolls, but as I said earlier I realize that's a view particular to me (and maybe a few others).

Daisy4RN · Nov 1, 2020

13 hours ago, MunoRN said:

And I get that, I'm just not keen on using little babies as dress-up dolls, but as I said earlier I realize that's a view particular to me (and maybe a few others).

I can see that but I guess I come at this from a bias point of view. My son was born around Christmas time (many moons ago) and they brought him to me inside a Christmas stocking. After a brutal 20hr labor and then C-section I thought is was really cute and helped me in that situation. I guess not everyone would see it like that.

(Although in this case the parents were involved and choose to do this and picked the costumes).