Creepy attachments

urbanflowerpot

...is anyone else creepily attached to anything from NICU? I have this thing for LO's receiving blankets - they're, like, sacred. He hasn't needed them for months but I still have them washed and rolled and I can't imagine parting with them.

Doing laundry for T while in NICU was a joy! I was always so excited, and not knowing any better I made sure they smelled really good and used the same dryer sheets I used on my things.

I'm cutting one up to use as hankies now that he's so congested and cries whenever I use a tissue. I used to use an old cut-up pair of pjs but I misplaced them. It was hard to decide which one to sacrifice

jenmikw

I have the blanket that we used when we first held/did kanagroo with Owen.  When he was still in the NICU I slept with it every night.  Now I just have it in his box of NICU things to make into a shadow box.  Most NICU things I could never part with.

We bought Owen a small stuffed lion (he's a Leo) from the hospital gift store to watch over him when we weren't there.  Owen could still care less about this toy but I'll always keep it.

kck329

I'm totally guilty of this. Here's my story:

C has a pink bunny that my mom bought the day after she was born. It was with her in the NICU, first hanging on her isolette and then in her crib. When it became clear that she was likely going to make it her lovie, I got another one just in case anything happened but I marked the NICU bunny so I would know the difference. Then a few weeks ago we lost NICU bunny and I was SO upset. DH found it under the crib (I swear I looked there!) a couple days ago and I almost cried I was so happy.

I also have a huge collection of blankets we used in the NICU. I figure she can use them for her dolls one day so I can justify keeping them all 

JakesBride07

I have more blankets then I know what to do with. There's the ones my mom made special to cover their isolettes, the two that NICU volunteers donated (handmade), the recieving blankets.... their "1sts" are in their "box of NICU things"...I saved two XS preemie diapers...I am also willing to be there is a bunch more "stuff" in there then I care to admit.

Oh and "weird" stuff... try the bandaid they gave me to save for Addison after one of her spinal taps... Not a used bandaid but the one that came with the kit. She was so small that they had to use one of the teeny tiny ones, and the NP thought I'd like it to show her.

SushiNoMore

After complaining about the apnea monitor for months, I swiped an envelope of leads before we sent the d*mn thing back to the monitor company.  Not exactly creepy, but I figured we should keep a set.

I have all kinds of random papers and things stored in a big box in Z's closet.  It's still really hard to go through all that stuff, but I do every once in awhile. I can't imagine ever throwing any of it away, even if I probably don't need to keep ALL of his preemie onesies, for example... 

GatorNurse

I have the receiving blanket that we used the very first time I held her. I sleep with it every night

My husband also bought me a necklace that has a teddybear holding a citrine heart (her birthstone). He says its a gift from Caroline, & that "she" had him get it for me so that our hearts would always be close, even when we aren't together. I will not take it off even for a second until she comes home!

kaylaaimee

Oh yeah. I scrapbook so I kept everything - tiny diaper, apnea monitor leads, blood pressure cuff, isolette nameplate, etc. for her scrapbook.

But what killed me was sorting out her clothes the other day. I was sitting in her bedroom trying to put stuff in the consignment box and just started crying when I got to her NICU clothes. My DH came in to check on me and when I told him what I was doing he goes "You can't get rid of those! Not what she wore in the hospital!" and so those went into a box for her baby dolls  

Her 0-3 month stuff I didn't feel so attached to, maybe because I never slept when she was home and wearing it but the hospital clothes? I love them. Maybe b/c like PP said, it was SUCH a big deal to me to dress her and bring them home and wash them and stuff back then. It was all I could do and I feel super connected to them.