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    Mentally struggling not being able to hold my baby

    @jojowanyana Okay I’m sitting here wondering the same thing! Like I was able to hold my 30 weeker the day he was born (granted waiting until the afternoon felt long enough!). I had to wait 11 days with my 24 weeker, it took a team of people and I couldn’t move a muscle since he was on a...
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    Is NICU follow up necessary when seeing a pediatrician a few times a year?

    @kimberly1988 Oh bummer! Yeah I would straight up tell them you can’t afford it and will work with your pediatrician. My youngest has Medicaid still (not sure why, got it when he was very sick with NEC in the nicu) so we haven’t seen a bill for him yet. I cannot imagine getting a surprise like...
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    Is NICU follow up necessary when seeing a pediatrician a few times a year?

    @kimberly1988 $1200? Fuck no. My 30 weeker was supposed to go to these follow ups, but didn’t have space for him. My 24 weeker has been in a few times, didn’t cost us anything but has been an overall waste of time and added stress. The pediatrician and early on would be more than enough.
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    Big brother going to prek soon! How can I best protect baby?!

    @erin30ga Both my 30w and 24w went to daycare. 30w got sick a lot, but now he’s golden and almost never gets sick lol. I’d be more cautious with a 24w though. He got really sick, but he had a lot of damage from the ventilator.
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