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My 27-weeker had reflux and we had her on Prevacid and Regalin; I never thought either of them helped much. It was very frustrating! She spit up a ton, sheesh, I think until she was around 1-year old. She was still spitting up when we were feeding her mostly table food. We didn’t have any [...]
Just for fun, let’s see how many ideas we can come up with! I’ll start: You know you’ve been in the NICU too long when… You can identify every alarm when it goes off and you know what it’s for. You’re allowed to adjust your baby’s oxygen when she starts to desat. You’re perfectly comfortable [...]
Did you just find out that a friend or loved one had a preemie and you want to show support but aren’t sure what to do? Here are some tips from a mother who lost a preemie at 21 weeks and then had a 27-weeker who spent 94 days in the NICU: Do everything you [...]
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