Child's Birth Year
2020

State/Province/Territory
Missouri

NICU Hospital for my journey
University Health

My NICU Graduate's Journey
I went in for my appointment and my baby wasn’t moving. Then they rushed me to labor and delivery cause I had low fluid. So I had to have him. I went in on the 26 and had him on the 27 of March. My baby was in the NICU right after birth and hooked up to everything. The next day he was off and I was so happy. But things took for a turn and he was having bleeding in his bowel movement. So he was hooked back to the machine and I was strictly breastfeeding because that what was best and the run trst found a black spot. Which eventually disappeared and 7 more days he was off everything. He was in the NICUfor 10 days. He was out the same day they shut the city down for the covid.

What makes you proud of you NICU graduate?
I'm a proud because his doing great he runs, play and eats very well. Plus he has no long term health problems from his NICU stay.

Weight at Birth (lbs. or Grams)
4 pounds 8 ounces

Weeks Gestation
34 weeks

Time spent in the NICU (Specify Number of Days, Months, or Years)
10 days