Would you believe I had no one visit my room within the first 12 hours after birth regarding breastfeeding? Granted I had a premature baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, but still. Here I was in my postpartum room with my husband Gregg resting after the first NICU visit of the morning. In front of my bed, quietly sad … Read More
What Diapers Did You Use in the NICU?
With Becky, and remember this was 15 years ago, they handed out the diaper bags with baby formula samples, diaper samples, and wipe samples. I gather our NICU did not have an allegiance to one brand for diapers. So one day I saw Becky wearing Pampers preemie diapers and another day she was wearing Huggies preemie diapers. In … Read More
Yes, She was THAT TINY.
Becky really was THAT TINY. This is what gets me everytime, Becky’s NICU hats. The super teeny tiny preemie hat that could not fit on a baby doll but fit on my daughter. And then when she grew into the next size up, that one could fit some dolls but not others. It was at these points that Becky was … Read More