Things You'll Need:
- Your baby or twins will start out in the NICU
- Your baby or twins will more likely than not be in the NICU for two weeks, like mine were for growth purposes and monitoring their heart and respiration from the nurses and doctors
- Your baby or twins will be fed through a gavage tube a special formula which starts out at 20 calories
- Your baby or twins will need to be at least 4 to 4 1/2 pounds before they can be released from the NICU
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Step 1
Twin "A" with purple sunglasses and headgear onTwin "A", was born at 3 pounds, 8 ounces and 17 inches. She was so small and was instantly put in an incubator in the downstairs NICU for monitoring by the NICU doctor and nurses.
Twin "A" stayed warm in her incubator with purple sunglasses over her eyes and purple headgear for protection. She was well protected and monitored around the clock. I was upstairs in my bed recovering from my C Section. -
Step 2
Mommy, Me, hold Twin A in downstairs NICUPreemies, like Twin "A", need to be held a lot to know they are not alone. Preemie babies have a very distinct cry too. Their cry, my Twin "A"'s cry was like a lost kitten. Oh goodness, she was so tiny and every time I saw her or held her, I cried. Just loving her and encouraging her to grow and thrive was the doctor, nurses, my husband and my goal.
Once my stay at the hospital was up, because my insurance would not allow me to stay for more than a week, my husband and I went back every night to hold, feed and bathe our little baby. -
Step 3
Twin B with purple sunglasses onTwin "B", was born 3 pounds, 13 ounces and 16 inches. She was so small and like her sister, was instantly put in an incubator in the downstairs NICU for monitoring by the NICU doctor and nurses.
Twin "B" stayed warm in her incubator with purple sunglasses over her eyes and purple headgear for protection. She was well protected and monitored around the clock. I was upstairs in my bed recovering from my C Section. -
Step 4
Mommy, Me, holding Twin "B" in Upstairs NICUTwin "B", a preemie like her sister, was also held a lot to know she was not alone. Just like her sister Twin "A", Twin "B" too had a very distinct cry too; like a lost kitten. Emma was so small and everytime I saw her or held her, I cried like I did with Twin "A". Just loving her and encouraging her to grow and thrive was the doctor, nurses, my husband and my goal.
Once my stay at the hospital was up, my husband and I went back every night to hold, feed and bathe our little baby.











Comments
labellefleur100 said
on 4/20/2009 Good thing I never had to deal with preemies. Great tips! 5*
tachic said
on 2/19/2009 This is great. luckily mine weren't preemies but great advice!