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A good vintage
Yesterday, we had a big leap forward! Leo finally got to eat for the first time. With the help of the lactation consultants and nurses in the hospital, I have banked quite a supply, and we started out using up … Continue reading
Movin’ on down
Leo was moved to the pediatric intermediate care unit (PIMC) on Wednesday afternoon because the NICU was too full and they needed to move the stronger babies who needed less care out. I had really mixed feelings about this from the beginning. On the one hand, it is great that our baby is so rocking the recovery that he needs less intense care! On the other hand, when we aren’t there, no one pays much attention to him. Continue reading
In praise of the UMMC NICU
So, for the first 6 days of his life, Leo was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), recovering from his surgery. He was in the surgical section, and was pretty much the biggest baby in there. Continue reading