River

Child's Birth Year
2021

State/Province/Territory
Ohio

NICU Hospital for my journey
Ohio State University Medical Center/Nationwide Children's Hospital

My NICU Graduate's Journey
River was born at 28 weeks and 1 day due to preeclampsia and growth restrictions. She came into the world fighting . Spent exactly 3 months to the day in the Nicu . She was born at OSU and because she didn’t come off of Cpap machine at 36 weeks she was
Consider aged out for their Nicu so she transferred over to Nationwide children hospital the BP unit .

What makes you proud of your NICU graduate?
She is now 5 and hitting all milestone. She plays tball and soccer and very very smart. She is loves hugs and cuddles

Weight at Birth (lbs. or Grams)
1 lb 14 oz

Weeks Gestation
28 weeks

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