It's been playing during the Olympics at night and I've seen it twice...the first time I got teary-eyed but I had a good cry after watching it last night! I think the NICU experience is just still so fresh in my mind.
I cry my eyes out each time it comes on. When that mom says, "I couldn't hold my baby..." I just bawl because that happened to me the first time I saw L...she was all tucked in after eating and I didn't want to disturb her.
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What an emotional commercial. I was glad to see that they showed some itty bitty babies too. All too often I think people who haven't experienced a preemie (especially an early preemie) think of these babies as just super cute tiny babies without the realities of how sick/fragile they are. I found it super ironic that the GE giraffe beds are made in the town I grew up in too.
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I finally saw it and definitely teared up! It brought back those memories of how it felt to finally be able to hold my baby for the first time when the mom in the commercial did.
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And her I am also bawling like crazy. It hits home again so much because the daughter that she is about to hold, when the baby looks over, looks so much like Wesley - the NG tube and the tiny IV - all of it - it just rushes back all of those emotions and thoughts. Crazy.
I got teary-eyed, too. It was a little too much for me just yet. Glad that I'm not weird... my husband seemed surprised by my reaction.
DH seemed surprised by my reaction too, that it was so strong. He must of asked me if I was ok like 5 times! I'm glad I'm not the only one who reacted so strongly to it!
I can't watch it. I cried he first time I watched it and change the channel every time it comes on. I just can't deal when the mom talks about getting to hold her baby.
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I cry every single time I see it... when she says she gets to breastfeed for the first time I have such joy though... I remember the first time and being so excited and happy and feeling like things were starting to turn around. what a rollercoaster!
Re: Anyone else see the GE NICU commercial?
I couldn't find it on YouTube. What is it listed under?
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Clomid with TI x 3 2010 BFN
Clomid+IUI+Ovidrel 2010 BFN
IVF w/ICSI #1 2011
9/8/11 Beta #1: 2082!! 9/19/11 Beta#2 34,689!! U/S 9/22/11 HR 127! 11/8/11 HR 150! 12/6/11 HR 136! 12/14/11 HR 139! Born at 26w2d on 2/4/2012! After 83 days in the NICU, Adalyn came home on 4/26/12!
FET 1 3/2013 BFN
FET 2 5/2013 BFN
DH seemed surprised by my reaction too, that it was so strong. He must of asked me if I was ok like 5 times!
DH seemed surprised by my reaction too, that it was so strong. He must of asked me if I was ok like 5 times! I'm glad I'm not the only one who reacted so strongly to it!
12 dpo: HCG = 184 Progesterone = 34
14 dpo: HCG = 529 Progesterone = 24.6
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Thank you.
I cry every single time I see it... when she says she gets to breastfeed for the first time I have such joy though... I remember the first time and being so excited and happy and feeling like things were starting to turn around. what a rollercoaster!