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My friend had her baby today at 27 weeks

AMYfromKYAMYfromKY member
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Baby Chris is doing pretty good. He came out screaming and kicking at 2lbs 10oz. He scored a 9 on his apgar and is surprisingly active. He is on a machine to strengthen his lungs, but as of right now he is breathing on his own. Please keep him and my friend in your thoughts and prayers as I know they will both have a long road ahead of them.  

Is there anything I can do to help my friend out?  She is coming home tomorrow and I don't know what to do.  Is there anything you would have liked someone to do for you while your little one was in the NICU? 

 

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Re: My friend had her baby today at 27 weeks

  • RRHsMomRRHsMom

    We will pray for your friend and her LO but in the meantime here are some things I liked or would have liked.  You are a good friend and just being there for her to lean on when she needs to is the best thing you can do.

     -gas cards as trips to and from get expensive

    -gift cards to restaurants as we ate on the way to the hospital a lot

    -meals brought to your friend's home or the hospital (we'd have forgotten to eat if not for my mom and a few friends who did this) 

    -magazines ( I spent the whole day in the NICU most days and needed something to do besides stare at DS's monitors and vent)

    - lotion as the washing dries out your hands

    -  If you do buy preemie clothes it is best to buy things with snaps for the wires be strung through and footless for the pulse ox on the baby's foot

    - offering to clean the house, mow the lawn, take out the garbage, run errands or even drive your friend to the hospital are all wonderful as well and we appreciated all gestures like this (we had just bought our home when DS was born and our new neighbors whom we had yet to meet heard and kept our lawn mowed for us. We were overwhelmed!)  

    Thanks for being a good friend! 

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  • AMYfromKYAMYfromKY member
    Thank you so much!  I will def ask her what she would like the most.  I know she is crazy about having a clean house, so that may make her feel a lot better if I clean it. 
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  • mek10976mek10976

    Helping out with any household, day-to-day crap is always appreciated.  I would have killed to have someone offer to vacuum, dust, walk the dog, pick up the mail, etc.

    Also, gift cards for restaurants near the hospital are great.  The cafeteria food gets really old quickly.  Plus it is usually really expensive.

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  • mrsjrmillermrsjrmiller
    You are a good friend.  The others suggestions are really good.  I would also volunteer to go with her to the NICU, when she is ready for visitors. So many of my friends acted scared to come see my 27 weeker and when a few friends started going with me I liked that. I was finally able to show off my baby and feel more like a new mom.
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