The NICU Dad Podcast
by Alex Zavala
The NICU Dad Podcast is a podcast for NICU Dads by NICU Dads. Follow us as you hear NICU dads share their stories and experiences. Listen as they offer advice for new and current NICU dads.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
The NICU Dad Podcast Episode 12 Dan Miller
The NICU Dad Podcast Episode 11 Adam Wood
NICU dad and author Adam Wood shares his NICU story of his son’s delivery at just 25 weeks, the feelings of guilt and failure he felt in not being able to protect his wife and child, and how he’s bringing NICU parents together with his book, Our Preemie Adventure.
The NICU Dad Podcast Episode 10 Fabian Tejedor
NICU dad Fabian Tejedor shares his story of having a micro preemie daughter in 2002, the anxiety of his wife’s high-risk pregnancy after loss, and how he and his wife have learned to adjust their expectations at each stage of their daughter’s life, from birth to the teen years.
The NICU Dad Podcast Episode 9 Troy Bayse
Troy tells the story of his wife, Rebecca, going into pre-term labor during the pandemic, as well as being in the NICU with COVID precautions in place. He describes the emotional toll of not being able to see his daughter in the NICU for three weeks. This episode is even more special because I was a peer-to-peer mentor to Troy during his NICU stay.
The NICU Dad Podcast Episode 8 Henry Medrano
2021- Henry discusses his experience of his wife being on bed rest and then giving birth to their twins in the NICU. How having a micro-preemie changed his outlook on being in the NICU. How Henry navigated his NICU experience and the challenges facing his sons during the NICU stay and after.