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I’ve seen similar posts, but I guess I just need reassurance that I’m not a bad mom for not making it to the hospital every day. We had twins at 33 weeks and 3 days. They are now 23 days old. Twin B, our little boy, was IUGR, so he’s still there just feeding and growing, but his sister came home...

We had to buy an infant car bed because of repeated fails of the car seat test and I'd like it to live on for another baby in need. It was used literally twice (on the way home and back to the pediatrician for the car seat test we passed). It's a Cosco Dream Ride SE Infant Car Bed. Let me know...

During the pregnancy, I picked three books to be my childrearing bibles. One of them is “Touch” by Tiffany Field. In it, she sites a study showing that daily massage (three 15-minute sessions per day) brought kids home sooner from the NICU. The article cited is below—I can’t quite find the...

After 21 days of hospitalization with pre-eclampsia (about which many of you shared your own journeys), our little dragon was born at 29 weeks exactly. If you had a little one born between 28 and 30ish weeks, I’d love to hear the story of their NICU stays. Would be great to hear: Their birth...

Hi all, Looking for an advice/ideas around ongoing feeding issues. Baby born at 30 weeks, now 12 weeks adjusted and has been home for 12 weeks. We have continued to have issues with feeding on and off and we can’t figure out why. He is on 26kcal neosure in breast milk due to slow weight gain...

Well the placental insufficiency got worse and Tessa Marie decided to come into the world early. She was born 2:02 PM 1 lbs 2 oz a 11 in long. She is doing great and just a tiny bit small. I had to wait forever to see her due to pain during delivery but she was worth the wait. Sounds like I’ll...

We finally got to bring baby home today! Our girl was born at 32+1 and is now 35+6. She was a PPROM baby so we got to do the round of steroids. Luckily she didn’t have any breathing problems besides being on O2 nasal cannula for a couple of days. Any advice or tips on bringing your preemie home...

How long did you last after PPROM? I have a history of preterm labor and delivery so I was having cervical length checks until about 25 weeks. Everything was closed and I was still about 2.8cm at my last check. I was hopeful I’d make it further than my last preemie (34+0), but I guess not. I...

Hello there, I know I don't pop in enough these days but my son is almost ten now and you all give each other far more relevant information than I have on hand. It's a joy to watch this sub from a mod position as it grows and changes. I think all of you have heard by now about Hamas'...

UPDATE: First, thank you to everyone who took the time to share their experiences and encourage self-advocacy. I contacted the on call doctor. She felt comfortable with me being home taking prescribed Flexeril and resting, but if I needed assurance, to go back to L&D. I chose to stay home on my...

Hi all- I’m not a frequent poster so hopefully I’m doing this right! My baby is 6 months old and doing great, but I can’t get over the trauma of his birth. I had a super easy pregnancy and went in for induction at 40+4, at my OB’s suggestion but not for any medical reason. I got a membrane sweep...

Hi - since I have a preemie, doc wants us to stay on 24 calorie enfamil although it is impossible to find outside the hospital. We have been given the instructions below to create it from 20 cal enfacare. Although this suggests 0.2oz displacement when in reality it is like 10 mL.. has anyone...

Hello. I'm sorry if this is not an acceptable post. I did some searching on this subreddit and couldn't find any answers. The community's wiki post that seems like it may have covered these questions in the past is no longer available and/or is set to be visible by moderators only. My son was...

I’m getting induced next Monday night at 34 weeks for Pre-E. My husband and I are taking things a day at a time since I have been admitted to the hospital last week. We chatted with the NICU today. We’re obviously trying to stay positive about all of this, and we know so many have much sooner...

My preemie was admitted to the peds unit yesterday because of fluid on his lungs and low O2 stats. He has an av canal defect and his baseline o2 is mid 90s with dips into the 80s. It was in the low 70s yesterday. So now we’re here with an extra dose of lasik and continuous heart and o2...