A superhero can be defined as someone with extraordinarily powerful capabilities, often times that encompass skills such as strength, invincibility or flight. Superheroes are likely to have a moral compass that most aspire and look up to and exhibit characteristics that are superhuman.
NICU Dads are superheroes in more ways than one. Let’s take a look:
1.) Captain America
Captain America has enhanced strength and uses a shield for protection. Similar to a NICU Dad, often times feeling lost and needing guidance, they find their own enhanced strength and use their invisible shields to help navigate their family through the setbacks in the NICU.
2.) The Hulk
The Hulk exhibits unlimited strength and becomes more unstoppable the angrier he gets. NICU Dads often find themselves advocating for their NICU baby and can often become angry or frustrated throughout the journey. This enables them to become even more unstoppable.
3.) Spiderman
Spiderman is best known for his spidey senses. NICU Dads develop this uncanny ability to tap into their own spidey senses through the NICU journey, advocating and protecting their NICU baby and the NICU Mama. These senses only get stronger and more powerful as time goes on.
4.) Superman
Superman shows us the capability of flight and super breath that causes super-cooling. NICU Dads embark on this flight through the NICU not knowing what to expect and flying by the seat of their pants. Using their super breath, they can work collaboratively with the NICU care team for the best outcome for your baby.
5.) Batman
Batman is an expert martial artist and the world’s greatest detective. The path to discharge in the NICU seems like often times a mystery. NICU Dads use their detective skills to learn to care for their baby and solve the mystery.
6.) The Flash
The Flash is faster than speed of light and travels through time. While the NICU journey may be long, NICU Dads use their skills to persevere and make it a more optimistic experience.
7.) Green Lantern
The Green Lantern has unbreakable will power. NICU Dads show us their ability to be unbreakable even when they can feel the cracks starting to form inside of them.
8.) Wolverine
Wolverine is known for his health regeneration and famous adamantium claws. NICU Dads have their own internal adamantium claws by being virtually unbreakable.
Superheroes may not be portrayed as a man wearing the same outfit three days in a row with a sink of pump parts up to his elbows covered in dry breastmilk. The Hulk isn’t portrayed as a man that can hold his entire family together in their greatest time of need. Batman can’t stay up all night offering words of support, love and encouragement to his new NICU mama.
NICU Dads are superheroes in more ways than one.
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