Preemie Parent Poll #6

lstaylor73

What is your current biggest challenge as a Preemie Parent?

(I'm sure you probably can chose all of these but if you had to pick the biggest problem you have now...  Feel free to add one in the comments reply.) [Poll]

tierelieber

LOL Love the tummy time one!!!

mhop

This one was interesting because it seems like I've worried about almost every one of these at some time or another...

ijack

Ya know, most of the days I try not to worry too much about her eating and I count my blessings that things aren't worse than it is (I know that you and Tricia and Sweater have it SOOO much worse). But I just realized that if she was an older kid they would call her anorexic and that just freaked the crap out of me. What if I am still dealing with this years from now? What if she always just eats the minimum she needs to survive? Is this something I'm going to worry about for the rest of her life?

RubyRed7

I put feeding issues, since growth is always a concern and Ruby is on bottle strike right now due to teething and a runny nose...

But generally my answer would be being a working mom, when I wish I wasn't (but that's not a preemie issue)

NotJustAnAuntie

I voted feeding issues, but it's more an issue with getting the feedings out the other end than getting them in! LOL

TriciaJoy

feeding feeding feeding feeding feeding feeding.

The tummy time thing is a close 2nd, but I'm convinced if we could get him to eat and grow more, he'd be stronger and struggle less and that would fix a lot of other issues.. so everything comes back to feeding.

 

BrainySmurfette

It's not listed, but mine is fears about a second pregnancy.

jehprb

I voted for feeding issues even though he technically doesn't have a real diagnosed issue - he's just a light eater.  We sing and dance and stand on our heads most days just to try and get a somewhat measurable amount of food into our 3 year old - lol

Zeidy01

Having to deal with insurance companies

jenerally

I chose the monitor but it's really so much more than that ... I have guilt and anger over the whole thing ... I have fear about his future -- will he be delayed and by how much? -- and questions about his present -- is this normal baby stuff or is because he was early? or because of his brain injury? ...

 

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Tummy time, definitely. The child loved sleeping on his tummy in the NICU and I'll be darned if the squirt doesn't cry every time I put him on his tummy. Sometimes he rolls over, sometimes he just lays there drooling on the blanket and whining.