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    What’s for Christmas, y’all?

    @pnao My son is 2-years-old and here is what I'm getting him. Main Gifts: Step2 Play Kitchen Play Pots & Pans Extra Wooden Train Tracks Christmas Eve gifts to practice unwrapping presents: Duplo Ocean Set Water WOW coloring book A book on ocean animals Stocking Stuffers: Serenity Puffs...
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    is introducing a pacifier at all a good idea?

    @gabjensnsn123 I came to also say that the nicu used a pacifier to help teach my son how to eat. He was born 9 weeks prematurely and they used the pacifier to help teach him the skills he needed. When he was old enough, he had a great latch but I ended up exclusively pumping for other reasons...
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    Birth story: unplanned c-section. Help me understand what happened. (TW: birth trauma)

    @boby777 It's possible that could have continued to push and do every single suggestion out there and it would have still ended with either a C-section. The only thing it may have gotten you is more fatigue, more strain on your body, and more strain on your baby. And at the worst, it could have...
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    Baby won't accept breast nor formula - help!

    @gisellemartinez1 Oh no, if they're still in the NICU, I also wouldn't recommend peer to peer. I would only recommend it once they're out and are not as immunocompromised. Unfortunately, official milk banks are often unobtainable due to cost and scarcity. I combo fed with my own breastmilk...
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    Baby won't accept breast nor formula - help!

    @jayh87 This probably isn't helpful, but I ended up almost exclusively pumping because my son was not efficient at nursing. No tongue ties or lip ties. The lactation consultant estimated he was only getting 5-10 mL from me before giving up. But pumping worked out pretty good. There's an...
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    Any ballpark estimates on 8 week NICU bills?

    @joeestacy My out of pocket maximum was also $6000 and that's what I paid total. There were a handful of things that weren't covered by insurance but it cost no more than $100 total. Keep in mind that's the in-network out of pocket maximum. If it's out of network, it could be higher. The...
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    PPROM at 29 weeks

    @aceofgod I stayed pregnant for 9 days after PPROM. My water unexpectedly broke at 29 weeks and 5 days and I delivered at exactly 31 weeks. My son spent 7 weeks in the NICU. He's 2.5 years old now and doing absolutely fantastic. It was a bumpy road those first 20 months though. After he was...
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