It felt like I was thrown into an episode of the Twilight Zone. The story would have been about long, endless, sleepless nights. My 24 hours were broken into 2 hour sets. There were no mornings, afternoons or nights. There were no days. There were only feeding, changing, bathing, and soothing our newborn. Our son …
We got the call Valentine’s Day morning. After 16 days in the NICU, the doctors advised that if all goes well, our baby would be able to go home the next day, so we should be prepares and also, to bring a car seat. We could not believe it. Even though we hoped and asked …
First there is the gown wearing and hand washing. Then, when you enter the NICU, there is a thick silence punctuated by the beeping noises of the medical devices and soft cries of its resident preemies. The room feels heavy, seemingly weighed down by the collective worries of the parents sitting next to the incubators …
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