Child's Birth Year
2013

State/Province/Territory
Illinois

NICU Hospital for my journey
HSHS St. John's Hospital Springfield, Il

My NICU Graduate's Journey
Born at 26 weeks gestation after his sack tore open, throwing me into preterm labor. He weighed 2 pounds 5 ounces at birth but got down to just under 2 pounds. Spent 3 months at St. John's NICU, celebrating his first Christmas there and came home at the beginning of February weighing almost 6 pounds.

What makes you proud of you NICU graduate?
What makes me proud is my son's never-ending kindness and caring towards others, his love for helping others, his never give up attitude and his insatiable thirst for knowledge and curiosity of everything around him.

Weight at Birth (lbs. or Grams)
2 lbs 5 oz

Weeks Gestation
26 weeks

Time spent in the NICU (Specify Number of Days, Months, or Years)
3 months