I had my baby at 30 weeks on Feb 8th due to pre-e. He has been in the NICU for 2 weeks now. This has been the hardest thing I have ever been through in my life. It is so hard to bond with your baby in the NICU, it is hard to belive sometimes that he is my baby. He has been doing very well. He was only on oxygen for like 2 days and he was off of his IV after 1 week. He was put into NICU step down this week. His birth weight was 2 lbs 12 1/4 ozs he is now up to 3 lbs. He also took a bottle for the 1st time yesterday he only took like 5 cc's but that is better than nothing. I can't waite until he gets home but I am also scared to death for him to come home as well.
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Re: Hey I am new to this bord I had my baby at 30 weeks
Congrats! My girls were born at 30 weeks 1 day and spent 6 and 8 weeks in the NICU. They were mainly feeders/growers and were about the size of your little one when he was born.
The NICU is an 'experience', but hang in there.
Congrats!! I hope your LO is home soon!
The best thing you can do to prepare for your LO coming home is to take care of yourself! Get rest, take a break from the NICU once in a while, eat well, etc!
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