s/o "Seriously"...How many of us had NICU babies?

Re: s/o "Seriously"...How many of us had NICU babies?

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  November 2009

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• mrskadams

  November 2009

  My boys were born at 36 weeks exaxctly and spent 24 hours in the NICU.  I was lucky they did so well, and they came home with me.

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• MrsL.inMarch

  November 2009

  I answered yes, but it was truly only a few hours. My heart goes out to all the babes who had longer stays.
  

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• emiliemadison member

  November 2009

  SS reporting for duty:

  DS was in the "special care" nursery, which is not technically NICU. 
  

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• Donniesgrrl member

  November 2009

  DD's stay in the NICU was a complete shock to us, I had a "Normal" pregnancy with no signs of anything wrong I was induced at 39 and 3 because DD has having some tachycardia episodes but they stopped when I went in to be induced.

  She came out not breathing and blue, they revived her...Worst 8 days of my life

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• Alli3586 member

  November 2009

  We were so lucky, DD was born almost 2 weeks late. My heart aches for what some of you have gone through. I can't even imagine how hard that must have been.
  

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• Smalls19 member

  November 2009

  DS was born 5 weeks early,  he was in the Special Care Unit for a week. 
  

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• megontoast member

  November 2009

  I just want to say that I applaude all of you ladies who had to go through that. I could not even imagine. I thought the 30 mins I didn't get to see her after my c-section was hard, but after hearing some of your stories I can see just how fortunate I was (in the scope of things).

  My hat's off to you... but mostly I just wish I could hug each of you. A zombie hug will have to suffice...

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• SWMcFarland member

  November 2009

  MrsL.inMarch:

  I answered yes, but it was truly only a few hours. My heart goes out to all the babes who had longer stays.
  

  The girls in my preemie mom's group have been awesome at making me realize that whether it was a couple of hours, a couple of days, or a couple of weeks, it still sucks equally bad. 

  I hate so much that so many of us had to experience it. 

  I hope, for those going on to have more babies, that they are all FT and completely issue-free!!!!  :-)

  3/22/09 - Lily Grace, born at 33 weeks, 2 days

  9/12/14 - M/C @ 7 weeks, 1 day (ectopic)

  
  

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• britti<3

  November 2009

  2 days in the NICU for Bri. The first night was the hardest from having a c-section and going up there every 2 hours to feed her.
  

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• SWMcFarland member

  November 2009

  emiliemadison:

  SS reporting for duty:

  DS was in the "special care" nursery, which is not technically NICU. 
  

  There's always one in every group! 

  3/22/09 - Lily Grace, born at 33 weeks, 2 days

  9/12/14 - M/C @ 7 weeks, 1 day (ectopic)

  
  

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• srex_ee

  November 2009

  DS was in there for 26 hours, which isn't as long as most of  the ladies' little ones, but it felt like an eternity to me. 

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• amberandcristian

  November 2009

  My DD was in the NICU almost 5 days- she was born on 12/22 at 5am, and we took her home Christmas night.  She was 1 month early, and weighed only 4 pounds.  I hated not having her next to me, but I did learn so much from the NICU staff while DD was there.  To me it was a baby care boot camp.  I went home feeling more confident about caring for my little baby.

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• yo.mama member

  November 2009

  Oh man, I cannot imagine. DS was released from the hospital, but I ended up being readmitted the next day and spending the rest of the week there. I was really lucky though, and the hospital let DH and DS stay with me the whole time. There were a few times I couldn't see them, and those were the hardest hours, but that doesn't even compare to not being with your child for nights on end.
  

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• LizzieandGar

  November 2009

  My DS was born at 34 weeks and wasn't breathing properly. This kept him in the NICU for two weeks and one day. It was the most awful two weeks of my life.

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• ToledoDeux member

  November 2009

  NICU for one week, and then the Level II nursery for 4 weeks. 35 days in total. Every minute sucked.

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• RaphSandra2005 member

  November 2009

  DS was there for 2 days.  I had been induced at 36w4d due to preeclampsia, and his breathing was depressed because of the magnesium IV I'd been on for 33 hours of labor.  I had to be on the IV for 24 hours after delivery, so I couldn't see DS until the next day in the NICU.  That night I spiked a fever so they wouldn't release him to me, although he was well enough to leave the NICU.  So we didn't get him in our room until the third day, and we left the hospital on the 4th.  It was really hard on me not being able to see him for over 24 hours after he was born.  I still get sad when I think about that, but I realize that I was lucky that he did so well and we were able to take him home right away. 
  

  

  

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• YouAreMyILoveYou

  November 2009

  I answered option #3 because DD was re-admitted to the hospital when she was 9 days old for 10 days and she was put in the PICU, not the NICU. I think it is almost the same thing.

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• christiney06 member

  November 2009

  19 days in the NICU for us.  worst/best time of my life.  finally being a mom, but having to leave my precious baby every night.  it makes me scared for pre-e again with #2. I don't  know how I would handle that or bedrest again with a toddler.
  

  
  
  

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