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daughter premature in NICU My daughter was born premature and her lungs were not developed so she was on respirator and feeding tube. Uploaded by chaygylmommy (1825) • 2 years ago Tags: nicu, premature chaygylmommy (1825)

NICU - baby in intensive care - mommy in tears

NICU is an abbreviation for the neonatal intensive care unit - it is where newborns go when they have serious problems. I had a baby four days ago. I am now home from the hospital, but my son is in...

My Premature baby while still in hospital.

Here is a picture of my premature baby boy. He was born at 29weeks, weight 1.25kg. As you can see my palm is bigger than his head!!

Labor @ 26weeks? I'm scared!

This past Friday was a rough day. I woke up feeling cramps so after several hours decided to go into the hospital ER to be checked. Only to discover that I was in labor! Contractions were pretty...

Seeking non monetary donations

I don't know if this is allowed. If not please someone tell me. I am looking for donations of tiny little bottles. I cover them with clay and donate them to the NICU where my son was born. Bottles...

Any NICU parents?

j/w what if any special precautions did you have to take when your lil bundle of joy was able to come home. I'm getting advice from the nurses @ the hospital. But any input from been there, done that...

Canada's NICU shortage

The Globe and Mail: "More than 100 Canadian women with high-risk pregnancies have been sent to United States hospitals over the past year – in what a doctors' group attributes to the lack of a...

Breastfeeding and pumping

I breastfeed my baby, however I don't do it the traditional way. I strictly pump and feed him the breastmilk in a bottle. My first son was a preemie, so I didn't have much choice while he was in the...

Perfect

Six years ago today, I became a mommy for the first time. Four weeks ahead of schedule, this little 6lb 10oz girl, changed my life forever. I remember standing there on the other side of the glass...

I see you're writing... you must be free to talk.

I adore my family, but some days I seriously believe that we're from totally different planets. We're nothing at all alike. I begin to wonder if they cradle snatched me. Some days, it’s the only...

The lesson in humility I will never forget

Until recently, I had never put much thought into the entire community thing. Growing up I associated the term community with the blasted folks that always ratted me out to mom when I did something I...