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Headbox Oxygen

A headbox is basically a hard plastic box that sits directly over your preemie baby’s head while she is laying down and it is curved to allow room for her neck and it has oxygen tubing plugs at the top.  With just the head covered the nurses can still easily change your preemie’s diapers and [...]

Visiting the Pediatrician at Home

When I got home from the NICU with my tiny preemie baby, I had an appointment set up to see my pediatrician just one or two days later.  It was January, one of the worst months of RSV Season, and I was paranoid about keeping my baby away from other children.  Also, I was nervous [...]

Angela’s Story: Part 4

Parent Highlight
This is the fourth of six posts dedicated to sharing one couple’s struggle to have children and then the survival of their preemie twins plus their third preemie baby.  They are currently expecting again and are taking new steps toward achieving a full-term delivery.  This is Angela’s Story.
When I was finally wheeled into the [...]

CPAP: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

It was extremely difficult for me to see my baby on CPAP because it looked so uncomfortable and my heart ached that I could not help my baby.  This breathing treatment involved a mask of tubing that covered most of my baby’s face and she had to wear a hat so that the tubing could [...]

Our Outrageous Tale! Part 2

It just so happens that the city we approached is one of the worst cities to try and navigate if you aren’t familiar with it.  There are one-way streets everywhere and it is impossible to find what you’re looking for!  (Okay, maybe it was extra bad because we were so desperate and in a hurry) [...]

Our Outrageous Tale! Part 1

In the following three posts I will lay before you the outrageous tale of our journey home from the hospital with our tiny preemie baby.  :)
We arrived early at the hospital on “Discharge Day” so that we could get everything finalized, packed up, and we could get on the road with plenty of daylight left [...]

Home on Oxygen: What You Should Know

Taking a baby home on oxygen is a little bit scary, but don’t worry, you’ll quickly get used to it and start feeling empowered caring for your baby. What makes having a baby home on oxygen scary is that it involves a lot of monitoring, handling foreign equipment, and stepping out of your comfort zone [...]