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NICU Diaries: Week 10
Baby is 37 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 9! Day 64: Rockabye Baby It was a very busy day at home; I didn’t eat or drink properly between all…
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NICU Diaries: Week 9
Baby is 36 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 8! Day 57: A Big Boy Jer visited Baby Henry early this morning for skin-to-skin snuggles. He’s breathing well on his…
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NICU Diaries: Week 8
Baby is 35 weeks corrected gestational age. Read about last week: Week 7! Day 50: Wound Care I’m so tired, mostly from pumping every 2-3 hours and commuting to Provo every day to…
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NICU Diaries: Week 7
Baby is 34 weeks adjusted gestational age. Read about last week: Week 6! Day 43: Roasty Toasty Dr is upping Baby’s potassium, sodium chloride, and chloride to counteract the loss of electrolytes from…
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NICU Diaries: Week 6
Updates as we progress in the hospital. Read about last week: Week 5! Day 36: Lab Report + Pumping It was lab day for Baby when he gets all his tests done. His…
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Pregnancy Week 28: Henry’s Miracle Birth
It’s been a month for me to recover, mourn the end of pregnancy, and process the events of our surprise birth. I feel grateful that both Baby Henry and I are well. Here’s…
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NICU Diaries: Week 5
I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about last week: Week 4! Day 29: Sick + Chilling Today I heard the dreaded words, “Mom, I feel like I’m getting…
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NICU Diaries: Week 4
I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about last week: Week 3. Check out more weeks from our NICU journey here. Day 22: Snuggles Something silly I realized- time…
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NICU Diaries: Week 3
I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about Week 1 and Week 2! Day 15: Upsize + CPAP Wean Baby Henry moved up in diaper size from Micropreemie to…
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NICU Diaries: Week 2
I’m putting updates here as we progress in the hospital. Read about Week 1 here! Day 8: One Week Older Baby is moving up to 3-4 feedings / Care times per shift starting…