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Going home/family
Discharge day is a huge milestone. Going home, however, can be as terrifying as it is joyous. How will you care for your preemie without the nurses? How will you handle or utilize family members that are anxiously awaiting the home coming? Group members are here to help.
Preemies and Dogs
- By faddu · New reply November 2, 2009
- 7 replies
- We are looking for a new place to live. We saw a condo recently that we really liked. The only thing is that there has been a family living with a dog for a year. I am not sure if this is harmful or not ...
Preemie will be home soon &have another kid
- By Riheemjrmommie · New reply November 1, 2009
- 9 replies
- My son will be discharged this week. We've been in the NICU for 5 months and is finally going to be able to take our son home. He has a mickey button and is doing great with it. I have another baby who's ...
My theory.. is it crazy?
- By babycooper · New reply October 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- I have this thoery that because I never had amniotic fluid (1-5 cm from 21-33 weeks) that my daughter never got the opportunity to practise swallowing like she should and maybe that's why she ended up ...
Does everyone with older babies still give vitamins?
- By Bklynmom · New reply October 25, 2009
- 16 replies
- I'm wondering because Zoe hates the taste of polyvisol so much that it seems to make her eat less on days when I give it to her, and it often makes her gag and throw up a bit. I understood giving her ...
HOME!
- By Joshuasmommy · New reply October 25, 2009
- 8 replies
- After 6 weeks in the NICU; my son Joshua finally got to go home. After he met all of the weight requirements and things he still needed to work on eating. A nurse told us alot of the time,everything will ...
Another H1N1 Question
- By JessicaK · New reply October 25, 2009
- 4 replies
- I know there have been a lot of posts about H1N1 vaccine but maybe someone can help me with my question. Carter is 6.5 months old, 3.5 corrected. Do they give the vaccine according to chronological age ...
Problems with Reglan?
- By anniem222 · New reply October 24, 2009
- 8 replies
- My son is a 30 weeker who has been on reglan for reflux ever since he was in the NICU. He is now 4 months old, and 8 weeks adjusted. About a week and a half ago my pediatrician said we could try him off ...
going home with a trach, question about insurance/nursing
- By stansbum · New reply October 23, 2009
- 5 replies
- our son Lucas is getting ready to come home after 9 weeks in the NICU, and he'll be arriving with a tracheostomy and a g-tube. He's got really low muscle tone which is why he's still unable to breath ...
RSV - 2nd year Synagis denial
- By naterbugsmom · New reply October 22, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hi, my son Nathaniel "Naterbug" was born at 35 weeks due to my having severe pre-eclampsia which caused IUGR. He only weighed 3 lbs 15 oz and was 16 in. long. Last year we qualified for Synagis becuase ...
Am I paranoid
- By TrinketMama · New reply October 22, 2009
- 7 replies
- DH is looking for a new job. I insist that he find one either with hours that are compatible to mine, or that pays well enough that I can be a SAHM. I absolutely refuse to put Trinity (she's a 34 weeker ...
My fiance has H1N1
- By MyMiracles · New reply October 20, 2009
- 9 replies
- We're pretty sure my fiance has the H1N1. Where we live the hospitals are not even allowing patients that suspect they have it into the hospital. I don't know what to do though with my children, especially ...
Another question on constipation
- By faddu · New reply October 18, 2009
- 8 replies
- I know there have been many ? on constipation, but I believe every baby's situation is unique...so sorry in advance for posting this! So the last time my daughter stooled on her own was Sunday, 10/11 ...
How much sleep is too much?!
- By babycooper · New reply October 16, 2009
- 6 replies
- Just curious how much sleep is too much sleep. My daughter will be 4 months on the 30th, and is exactly 2 months adjusted today.. She sleeps quite a bit. All night from about 9-9:30 pm until 8 am. Then ...
Wierd head shape...
- By samibabyj0324 · New reply October 16, 2009
- 11 replies
- My daughter was born at 34 weeks. She has been completely healthy although very irritable and a little behind in meeting her milestones. However her head has started to become oddly shaped. It is flat ...
Diapers
- By rocketboy · New reply October 15, 2009
- 9 replies
- We had been using pampers swaddler diapers since our son came home. But after yet another rise in price, I just can't justify spending that much on diapers! So, I tried loves brand and they feel like ...
what would you do?
- By babycooper · New reply October 15, 2009
- 12 replies
- My daughter cannot have Prilosec or Prevacid because of her renal insfufficiency.. I'm not going to get all lengthy But basically she has pretty bad reflux. We have not gone to see the G.I yet, we have ...
Preemie's First winter --- shall we avoid it?
- By Teevo · New reply October 14, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi everyone! I am mother to my 25th weeker baby boy. This is my first time here, hoping to get some advices from you... My baby Xavier is a survivor from TTTS, his elder brother who was the donor twin ...
I need help!
- By MyMiracles · New reply October 14, 2009
- 9 replies
- I'm ashamed to even say this but I know that I have to for my daughter. She has trouble eating and when I try to get her to eat and she just spits it back out or cries I find myself getting frustrated ...
Rayan's not feeling well, and hes very sick.
- By Ayeshachaudhary · New reply October 13, 2009
- 15 replies
- For the past three days Rayans been very sick, two days ago, i brought him to the Childrens hosptial emergency room, he had a fever of 103, they gave him over the counter meds and after two hours discharged ...
Fever off and on for 3 days
- By dustarella · New reply October 13, 2009
- 9 replies
- Dax - 13 months actual/11 adjusted - has had a fever off and for at least the past 3 days. The highest it got (that I know of) was 103.1 - rectally, which runs hotter (they say up to about 100.3 is 'normal ...
