In the NICU/PICU

The NICU/PICU is your introduction to the world of prematurity. It is a stressful and uncertain time and having resources and a community in place to help you through the experience can be your greatest comfort.

Discussions

People who think they know

• By Samamina · Posted 4:24 pm
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• I've been having some trouble with family members who had preterm births and feel like they know exactly what I'm going through. My mother in law keeps trying to tell me she understands and offering poor ...

PDA diagnosis

• By tonktank · New reply 2:10 pm
• 7 replies
• I have a question on how your Dr's diagnosed your baby's PDA's. Did they just do it by listening or with an echo? And how long did they wait to do the test? I'm really curious on this one. My little girl ...

Baby nose bleed

• By Slay · New reply 1:19 pm
• 6 replies
• Hi everyone . I really need some answers. I am freaking out. I have a 26 week baby on oxygen of 1 litre and was having severe nosebleed gushing out his nose. Has this happened to anyone? Any recomendations ...

Parker born at 24+6

• By annamarie422 · New reply 11:09 am
• 14 replies
• Well, after two McDonald cerclages, almost 9 weeks of bed rest, 1 month of that in the hospital, PPROM/dilation/buldging membranes at 23+1 our little man, Parker Allan James was born last night at 7:36 ...

wonder if i had a preemie

• By rannai79 · New reply 3:16 am
• 3 replies
• i gave birth when i was 37 weeks pregnant and my son weight 4 lb 4 oz and 171/2 inch long. he is in the NICU right now because he a seizure. he need to take all his milk by mouth before they will sent ...

NICU and kids at home

• By Samamina · New reply 1:07 am
• 5 replies
• Baby Evie was born at 30 weeks gestation and has been in the NICU for 6 weeks already. She's doing really well and we're hoping she'll come home in a week or two. The rest of the family is not doing nearly ...

wonder if i had a preemie

• By rannai79 · New reply yesterday at 6:29 pm
• 3 replies
• i gave birth when i was 37 weeks pregnant and my son weight 4 lb 4 oz and 171/2 inch long. he is in the NICU right now because he a seizure. he need to take all his milk by mouth before they will sent ...

the last 10 days of my life

• By NaziaT · New reply yesterday at 4:16 pm
• 36 replies
• I delivered my 26 week twin girls on 5/31/13 @ 2am. I sneezed on Tuesday 5/28/13. When I went to the bathroom, I noticed some spotting that was pink. So I called the doctor and she told me if I start ...

Feeling the pressure

• By blankenship5214 · New reply June 17, 2013
• 23 replies
• Hello I guess I am just looking to vent. I am a young and first time mom to a 24 wk and 6 day baby girl. She was born on February 7th 2013 and today she is 4 months old. She is truly my hero and has been ...

IVH stage 4

• By Elif · New reply June 17, 2013
• 4 replies
• My son is born 27+2 with IVH stage 4 on the right side. Doctors told me he will not make it. He is in NICU for 42 days. And he is doing quite well. They put a reservoir on his head and waiting to put ...

Did you do Kangaroo Care?

• By JessieMS · New reply June 17, 2013
• 10 replies
• My son was born at 28 weeks in Nov 2008 in NYC. I spent A LOT of time doing kangaroo care but despite the hospital paying lip service to KC, I basically had to insist every time... (No one really objected ...

Which side is good position for Premature baby to sleep while inside NICU

• By 861217 · New reply June 16, 2013
• 8 replies
• Mummies,my 31weeker 2day is in Incubator,I just want to know,which side premmy has to position themself while sleeping,which side is good one to sleep?Again how do we suppose to feed them while eating ...

My baby in NICU for low weight n lungs problems.

• By 861217 · New reply June 9, 2013
• 15 replies
• Dear mummies,I just want to know to all womans of preemies,that how long does it take for the baby to grow inside incubator especially when is weigh 1.3kg n saying she had low breath bcos of lungs not ...

Baby born 25 weeks 3 days

• By Termaynesmommy · New reply June 9, 2013
• 12 replies
• My son decided to come early at 25 weeks and 3 days and its has been so hard for me. I know God is in control but I just hate seeing my son the way he is with all the tubes and things. So I decided to ...

Hydrocortisone and then Dexamthasone

• By grandmasheart · New reply June 7, 2013
• 5 replies
• Little Dylan was born 23 weeks 1lb 9oz and is now 30 days old 2lbs; he was on Hydrocortisone due to pre-mature lungs and inflammation (which did nothing for him). His vent has been between 60 and 100 ...

Was it my fault

• By lloveygirl · New reply June 4, 2013
• 6 replies
• So after about a month or so of being on a half a leter oxygen my son suddenly had to be bumped up to hi flow 3 leters an now he's up to c-pap of 8. They have tested for both infections an viruses and ...

Fundraiser helping NICU parents

• By Aliasmom · New reply June 2, 2013
• 1 reply
• OK so I am starting to prepare for a fundraiser for PreemiePrints.org I want to do an online auction. I am at a loss on what to get and who to ask to donate it. Anyone have experience with auctioning ...

Abnormal eeg

• By Owensma · New reply June 2, 2013
• 2 replies
• My 23 weeker showed signs of a seizure around 27 weeks so they did an eeg and the neuro said he didn't think it was seizures. They did a follow up at 31 weeks and it came back abnormal in right and left ...

Bassinet vs Rock and Play sleeper

• By Cotovelomom · New reply May 29, 2013
• 7 replies
• Hi Everyone- My baby boy was born on April 29 of this year at 31 weeks and 4 days. He is been at the NICU for 4 weeks and now his doctors are talking about discharging him next week. I have a question ...

Had baby at 28 weeks...again

• By peanutsmama · New reply May 29, 2013
• 2 replies
• On Saturday I had a c section and welcomed my iugr 28 weeks and two days baby girl. Four years ago, around the same time, I had my daughter at 28 weeks too. Baby weighed 1 lb 13 oz. she has been on the ...

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