How it all began, from the moment I could stand up, I was on the move. My parents put me into dance and from there, I took off. During my childhood I continued to dance and then fast forward I am in high school and am cheering during the day and dancing in the evenings. I was always dedicated, working as hard as I could and with countless hours of practice, injuries happened. I often suffered through the injury to attend tryouts, competitions, and shows and because of that I had some injuries that I couldn't recuperate from without going to physical therapy. These injuries are something that I thank, which may sound strange, but I never knew a profession like physical therapy was possible, a job where I could work alongside patients helping them strive to achieve their goals, getting to know patients on a deeper level than just an injury, and spending ample amounts of time with patients to provide them with the comfort and knowledge that they deserved. I had four years of my undergraduate degree, one year of graduate school, and three years of doctorate school to venture into many different areas of physical therapy, helping me decide where and what it was that I wanted to pursue within this field, whether that be a specialty or a specific clinic setting. Although I had eight years to ponder, I did not need it, I knew that it was my purpose in life to work within the field of pediatrics, specifically the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). With hopes of working diligently to impact one of our most vulnerable populations through empathy and effective practice. You may be asking why the NICU? I grew up with an older sister who is two years older than me and although I did not personally get to experience time with her while she was in the NICU, I grew up listening to stories that my parents would tell about all the testing and procedures that she went through, the constant worry that my parents had with all the unknown and it being their first child, and then being told “she would not survive”. This story touched my soul and I knew if there was anything that I could do to help relieve some of these parents' stress, I wanted to be a part of it. I knew that as a licensed professional I would never want a parent to leave my session with anything less than ample amounts of knowledge, guidance, and support during this extremely difficult time. Which is why I have decided to not only write my final Independent Professional Project (IPP) on NICU related topics, but provide this website as a guide for mothers, generate safe-sleep handouts specifically as they relate to transitioning from NICU to home, and handouts for other healthcare professionals within the NICU regarding safe positioning and devices that could be used within the setting for proper alignment. These subject areas are related to my final clinical rotation as a third year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) student at the University of Indianapolis, Krannert School of Physical Therapy, who has been assigned to observe and attend my final didactic clinical rotation within a Level IV NICU at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital.