Browsing all posts in December, 2009.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is a season of loving and serving others.  It’s a time when I am always inspired to think outside of my own troubles and lend a hand of comfort and friendship to those around me. This Christmas you may be in the NICU with your little miracle, learning to monitor your baby’s oxygen, learning [...]

Breastfeeding – the Prerequisites

First of all, if you’re planning to breastfeed your tiny preemie baby, you need to read Pumping: Your Greatest Commitment and OTs: My Very Best Friends. Pumping will be your life for some time, and the Occupational Therapists will be such a help to you. Never forget to call on them because they’re amazing! Depending [...]

Q&A – Should I Switch Doctors?

Question from Katie – We’re struggling with [my preemie's] doctors right now.  We’re in _____, and the only doctors that work with the NICU are in one BIG office.  So far we haven’t been able to see the same doctor, nor talk to the same nurses when we call with questions.  They keep telling us [...]

Elizabeth’s Story: Part 6

The funeral was that morning. We arrived at the church. We met in the back with all the family. We walked through the front of the church into the service. Little Callie’s casket was so tiny. I didn’t even see her casket at first it was hidden among the flowers. We sat through the service. [...]

Elizabeth’s Story: Part 5

I arrived home to a house full of family. I had so much to do. I didn’t want Callie to go to the hospital Morge. I called a close friend of ours that was a funeral director. He was there in less than an hour to get her. I went to bed that night lost [...]

Elizabeth’s Story: Part 4

Callie’s heart beat so hard for us for 4 more hours. She slipped into heaven at 11:00 that morning. Her little faced glowed when she passed. She had a golden color about her. I went into the NICU with the nurse, and I gave my baby her first bath. She was so tiny, and so [...]

Elizabeth’s Story: Part 3

That night was unusually quiet. I find myself thinking of it as the “calm before the storm”. Thursday morning we woke up with a call from her nurse telling us that Callie was the same, and she wanted to know when we would be over to see her. We talked for about 10 minutes, then [...]

Elizabeth’s Story: Part 2

Twelve hours later, Callie developed blood infections that caused her oxygen to drop. They would “bag” her for a few moments then bring her back up to normal. They moved her to an oscillator with nitric gas to breath for her. That night was a rough one. I wasn’t sure what to think. Daddy came [...]