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re: NICU Parents...how long was your stay?
Posted on 3/10/18 at 9:30 am to Isabelle81
Posted on 3/10/18 at 9:30 am to Isabelle81
Yes he is. Doctor told us that 50 percent of his type of cases don’t make it. Incredibly the only way you could tell anything had ever happened to him is a scar on his side. The doctors and nurses at children’s were amazing. I tear up even today thinking about it. Nothing harder on a parent than dealing with a newborn with complications
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Posted on 3/10/18 at 10:06 am to Isabelle81
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Houstonchick, hoping those nasty brady’s stay away.
Thanks!
They only happen occasionally when he eats. Normally he recovers himself. Just forgets to breathe I guess. Or one nurse said it could be a reflux issue.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 10:34 am to HoustonChick86
My daughter was born at 25 weeks and was 1lb 12oz at birth. She then had surgery when she was 1 day old to connect her small intestine she then went down to 1lb 6oz.
We were in NICU for 4 months!
Its kind of weird having a child and them not coming home but every morning and every evening we went and saw her. I mean every one!
All I can tell someone going through a child in NICU is be prepared for a roller coaster ride. One day they are doing great the next day they are not. My daughter had 3-4 close calls in the four months where we didn't think she was going to make it. Finally, once she just started getting better and we were able to leave NICU but then we had a premie baby at home and all that comes with that.
The first year of her life was a struggle but now she is a healthy 16 year old going to St. Joseph making a 3.6 average in school. So no matter how bad it gets there is always hope!
We were in NICU for 4 months!
Its kind of weird having a child and them not coming home but every morning and every evening we went and saw her. I mean every one!
All I can tell someone going through a child in NICU is be prepared for a roller coaster ride. One day they are doing great the next day they are not. My daughter had 3-4 close calls in the four months where we didn't think she was going to make it. Finally, once she just started getting better and we were able to leave NICU but then we had a premie baby at home and all that comes with that.
The first year of her life was a struggle but now she is a healthy 16 year old going to St. Joseph making a 3.6 average in school. So no matter how bad it gets there is always hope!
Posted on 3/10/18 at 10:45 am to HoustonChick86
My son was born on his due date. Spent 5 days in the NICU for meconium aspiration. The annoying thing is the staff that worked on him immediately after birth said he had to hit one number to be good. By the time he made it to the NICU (40 miles away) the doctors asked why he was there. Kept him 5 days to hit bullshite milestones even though he was 9 lbs 1 oz.
That experience was awful enough and I can’t imagine how people go through that for much longer times.
That experience was awful enough and I can’t imagine how people go through that for much longer times.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 11:43 am to HoustonChick86
Remember to take care of yourself. Your baby is in great hands. Make sure to get yourself out of the hospital, get some fresh air, and get some sleep. My son was in the NICU for a month. For the first 2-3 weeks, I barely ever left the hospital. I found it impossible to sleep in the NICU. I started going crazy. When I finally started leaving at night and actually getting some sleep at home, things got better.
That feeling of walking out of the hospital with my son was the best feeling in the world. Then we got home a realized how terrifying it was with a newborn to take care of haha.
Good luck with everything! Hope you get to bring your baby home soon!
That feeling of walking out of the hospital with my son was the best feeling in the world. Then we got home a realized how terrifying it was with a newborn to take care of haha.
Good luck with everything! Hope you get to bring your baby home soon!
Posted on 3/10/18 at 11:52 am to HoustonChick86
Daughter with 2 days in NICU, 3 months in PCICU/Cardiac Floor. Interrupted aortic arch type B with VSD, followed by a temporarily paralyzed vocal cord and a botched g-tube implantation.
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Posted on 3/10/18 at 11:53 am to DuppyConqueror84
Preemie twins were there one month- 3lbs 8oz and 3 lbs 15 oz at birth. They are 19 now and at LSU - both doing great. You would never know they were preemies by looking at them. Good luck!!
Posted on 3/10/18 at 11:54 am to DuppyConqueror84
My wife is a NICU nurse and she has seen some things. She said it’s always the saddest to see parents who really want children run into complications and they are at the hospital 24/7, while the parents who are on some sort of drugs and don’t care leave and go home and barely come to see their baby while it deals with withdrawals.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:02 pm to HoustonChick86
From 4/20/99 til 7/4/99, his original due date. Just premature. 1lb 12 oz. Great group of nurses and doctors I dealt with. Long 3 months but they made it somewhat enjoyable and pleasant
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:06 pm to HoustonChick86
My son stayed in for 4 weeks, issues breathing. The last thing to develop on white males are there lungs. He was early due to my wife having severe, sudden preeclampsia.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:28 pm to HoustonChick86
7 days. Born at 37 weeks and had fluid in his lungs. Scary experience. 7 years old now doing just fine.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:29 pm to Sport Wood
Sportwood, so good to know that your child is well. When I started out in NICU, the survival rate for diaphragmatic hernia was closer to 20-30%. A devastating defect in most cases.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:34 pm to HoustonChick86
Sounds about right. Reflux stimulates the vagus nerve that causes the bradycardia. He may be so eager to eat that he does not take a breather break. Probably needs to be interrupted while feeding. I’m sure this is nerve wracking beyond anyone’s imagination when it is your own child. Even though I was an NICU nurse, I’m not sure I could emotionally handle anything bad with my own child. It is said that too much knowledge is just a dangerous as not enough knowledge. Wish you and your precious one the best.
Adding: be sure you are using the correct nipple if you are bottle feeding. Ask staff about this.
Adding: be sure you are using the correct nipple if you are bottle feeding. Ask staff about this.
This post was edited on 3/10/18 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:36 pm to TN Bhoy
TN Bhoy, how is your daughter now and how old is she? What a rough ride she had!!!
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:36 pm to drunkenpunkin
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I asked about it and they said they don't recommend it because it isn't reliable and gives a false sense of security. But some nights I wish I had one.
It's certainly not medical grade, but it will most certainly alert you if something is going wrong. Ours alerted us twice when my daughter was just a few weeks old. Both times I was giving her a bottle a she choked for a a few seconds. That was enough for her o2 sat to drop and the alert to go off.
I wouldn't rely on it if my daughter had any sort of medical condition, but it sure is nice being able to check the base station station or my phone and know she's alive and breathing.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:40 pm to HoustonChick86
I must say that reading the posts on this thread definitely caused my anxiety level to rise. Felt like I did when I was an NICU nurse. Glad to be retired now, best to let the young nursing staff hand these little bitties now. I don’t think I would last half a shift in NICU now. I guess what I didn’t know way back when didn’t hurt me or anyone else. Being older and wiser now really raises my guard!!!
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:55 pm to Isabelle81
My son born at 26 weeks. 1lb 15 oz
Not many issues. Discharged after 9 weeks in nicu
He is now 3 and perfectly healthy.
Kudos to womans in baton rouge. Unbelievable nurses there.
Not many issues. Discharged after 9 weeks in nicu
He is now 3 and perfectly healthy.
Kudos to womans in baton rouge. Unbelievable nurses there.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 2:05 pm to yellowfin
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First one was in for a couple day because mom ran fever during delivery
Posted on 3/10/18 at 2:48 pm to HoustonChick86
45 days
11 weeks premature. Weighed 2 lbs 5 oz.
issues: gining weight, maintaining core temperature, bradycardia.
This was all in 1996. He was born 12/9/96. He had no adverse issues other than asthma after he grew up. People at hospital were nothing short of amazing and devoted caretakers.
11 weeks premature. Weighed 2 lbs 5 oz.
issues: gining weight, maintaining core temperature, bradycardia.
This was all in 1996. He was born 12/9/96. He had no adverse issues other than asthma after he grew up. People at hospital were nothing short of amazing and devoted caretakers.
This post was edited on 3/10/18 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 3/10/18 at 3:11 pm to HoustonChick86
My son was born at 31 weeks. It was a battle (by my wife) to get him to that point. She had a placenta previa and at one point I was afraid I would lose the baby AND her. It was very serious, she was on bed rest for 14 weeks. At one point they gave my son a steroid shot while still in the womb to help speed the development of his lungs in case he did have to come out early. They did an emergency C-section on a Sunday and he spent the next 6 weeks in NICU. My wife pretty much lived up there. Both are fine now and no residual effects. Modern medicine is pretty amazing sometimes. Twenty or thirty years ago there may not have been the same outcome.
This post was edited on 3/10/18 at 11:29 pm
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