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@etolkk123 Jumping in because I was outraged at what your pediatrician said to you. What a dramatic thing for him to say—it is likely true you need more iron than what the baby is drinking but that doesn’t mean formula has no value (and breast milk typically has less iron than formula so I’m...

@szilvia I’m so sorry you’re going through this—as everyone has said, you’re doing an incredible job advocating for your child. It is so hard to balance the expertise of doctors and your very valid expertise as the parent (you are likely one of the few constants in the nicu in terms of seeing...

@straykat Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and share your story and pov. I realized I’ve actually read several of your comments when searching different topics in this subreddit—your approach and outlook is motivating and thank you for sharing. I hope you know how much it helps...

I just found out that my 29 weeker (he’s 3 weeks old as of yesterday) has an “urgent but not emergent” need for a reservoir—he had his 3rd brain scan today and the dilation is very severe and progressed quite a bit since last week. When the dr showed me the images, I nearly crumbled—it looks...