THanks DannysMom and Tigger... I have a feeling that you'll be getting some PMs from me.
Penelope was born at 35weeks 1 day but gestationally, she was about 32 weeks. I had steriod shots a few days before she was born to help with her lungs (and I guess they worked because we haven't had any problems with them). This is her 16th day in the NICU and it never occurred to me that she would be in there so long. We thought that she'd be in for about a week and then get to go home. I hate having her there. I do not like that I have to follow visiting hours to see my child and that sometimes we go in and some stranger (a nurse, but i don't know her) tells me that I can't hold my child or I can't try to feed her. I hate it.
Right now we are really struggling with the whole feeding thing. Just yesterday she figured out that she needed to open her mouth and not purse her lips.
She's also having some trouble regulating her own temp. She was moved into an open crib a few days ago, and when we went in on Thurs she didn't have a hat on (which really pissed me off. like a lot. because there is no excuse for her to not be wearing a hat.) and she was only 96 degrees so they had to put her under warming lights and now she's back in the incubator. talk about frustrating.
Penelope was born at 35weeks 1 day but gestationally, she was about 32 weeks. I had steriod shots a few days before she was born to help with her lungs (and I guess they worked because we haven't had any problems with them). This is her 16th day in the NICU and it never occurred to me that she would be in there so long. We thought that she'd be in for about a week and then get to go home. I hate having her there. I do not like that I have to follow visiting hours to see my child and that sometimes we go in and some stranger (a nurse, but i don't know her) tells me that I can't hold my child or I can't try to feed her. I hate it.
Right now we are really struggling with the whole feeding thing. Just yesterday she figured out that she needed to open her mouth and not purse her lips.
She's also having some trouble regulating her own temp. She was moved into an open crib a few days ago, and when we went in on Thurs she didn't have a hat on (which really pissed me off. like a lot. because there is no excuse for her to not be wearing a hat.) and she was only 96 degrees so they had to put her under warming lights and now she's back in the incubator. talk about frustrating.