When DS was in the nicu, I was thankful for:

lhuttlinger · May 2009

the nurses that would come up to my hospital room happily and pick up the CC's of breastmilk that I had pumped. Even when it was a Teeny Tiny amount. I am so thankful for that. Never once did they grumbl or laugh at how little it was. It really made me feel like I was doing something for my child.?

nasmith882 · May 2009

I love that..

I had the opposite problem...I have an over supply and they come and pick up 24-30 oz and never complain about making several trips.

Not to be insensitive to the opp of my problem, sorry if it sounded that way

This is a good weekly open post for the board...

TriciaJoy · May 2009

When a nurse would talk to Robbie. Instead of just adjusting his settings and making sure he was alive, they actually spoke to him in a sweet voice (or a disapproving one if he was "being bad.") like he was a real baby with a real life.

VAannie · May 2009

I was thankful for the nurses who cared for me after my c-section who genuinely wanted to know how Cole was doing. ?ALL nurses asked "How's the baby?" at the start of their shifts, but you could tell many were only asking because they were "supposed to."

mrsmikey · May 2009

I had the same positive experience with the tiny amounts of milk I was pumping. They were so excited if I could just get him an ounce!

I was very thankful for his nurses that decorated his room. They made him a cute little bulletin board and made things to attach to his bed. He was born a few days before the SuperBowl, the year the Giants won, and his name is Eli, so they went with the whole football theme, it was so cute!

hailie · May 2009

I am thankful for my cousin who worked in our NICU during the overnight shifts. She wasn't assigned to DS's pod but she would feed him & snuggle him whenever possible. It made it *thismuch* easier to leave him at night.

KellyMichelle · May 2009

I was thankful for our wonderful night primary nurse. I knew that she honestly cared about Noah and I felt so comfortable leaving him in her care. It allowed me to rest and worry less about him when she was working.

Ace1599 · May 2009

KellyMichelle:
I was thankful for our wonderful night primary nurse. I knew that she honestly cared about Noah and I felt so comfortable leaving him in her care. It allowed me to rest and worry less about him when she was working.

Ditto this 100%. Our primary nurses are amazing. And I love that they call him by his first name and talk to him about the day, instead of just Baby Last Name and never talk TO him. I love that they listen to me, and let me call once a day or 10 times a day if I feel like it, and never gafaw when it's the 10th time. I love that if I want something done or am concerned about something, they act on it. (I.e last night D's lead was acting up, and even though it was probably fine and just a placement issue, they changed it into a new one anyway)

I am thankful that my NICU is very supportive of BF and our LC is awesome. I am thankful for a lot, I love our NICU.

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