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How do i cope with having a baby in the nicu over 30+days

Jhirmeilya - posted on 10/03/2011 ( 2 moms have responded )

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hi my name is jay jus twanted to know if anyone out there can help give advice on being a nicu mom. its really hard and i am trying to stay strong but i feel myself at a breaking point.

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Alma - posted on 12/06/2011

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I hope your baby is home and healthy now but just wanted to respond to your post. My b/g twins were in the NICU for 7 weeks after being born 10 weeks early. It was challenging, to say the least, but they needed me to be strong. I would stay all day and kangaroo care as much as I could; that was the only thing that made me feel useful before they were able to nurse. I'm not sure if you're a believer but I prayed all day, every day when I visited them and would post the highlight of every day on Facebook so I could receive encouragement and positive words from my friends & family (none of our family lives nearby).Get as involved with your baby's care as you can, whether it's to change a diaper or put the food in the feeding tube. You are not alone. There should be a support group there at your hospital for other NICU moms or at least a counselor who can listen to your concerns. Blessings to you!

Michelle - posted on 10/17/2011

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My most recent miracle born at 27wks 1lb13oz stayed in the nicu for 92 days at times it felt like he was never going to come home. Sometimes i felt like he wasnt my baby but theirs. those feeling subsided when he was well enough for me to start participating in bath time, diaper changing etc. it is a major rollercoaster rides and at times you will feel like youve reached youre breaking point but trust me there is no breaking point, you are much stronger than you realize, i definitely learned this with my keegan :) I laughed, i cried, i was happy on the good days and a nutball on the bad ones but we made it through now we are home and blissfully happy!!

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