In the first few weeks of life, D. had numerous blood tests. In the first few critical days they would take her blood daily. After a few...

Increasing milk intake & gradually weaning off the IV fluid is one of the major milestones for a preemie. The first few days, Dora was...

“Research show that kangaroo care provides substantial benefit for babies. Medical benefits of skin-to-skin touch for preemies were...

My Milk Production / Breast Pumping Journey A few weeks before my delivery, my Kindle order had arrived. First thing I downloaded was...

Formula introduction in NICU was not really a decision I made. It was rather a decision made by doctors. However, keeping formula as a...

Finally. I had been looking forward to this day the most. Even more so than the discharge day. Writing about it months later still gives...

DAY 41! After 41 days of no clothing, D. was dressed in a super cute onesie by the nurses. I was told by the nurses a few times that if I...

When we got discharged D. was exactly 36 weeks old. Her age was not an indicator alone for the discharge decision though. Here is the...

On the discharge day, a pediatric physiotherapist visited us in NICU to initiate the physiotherapy process. She checked D.'s head for...

I did and I did not… D., like other preemies in the NICU, had a huge file with scan reports, progress papers, medicines used, and growth...

When you feel ready… On Day 35, we felt ready. Until then, I got hold of the milk production process, recovered from C-difficile bacteria...

I will share a few quotes* belonging to preemie moms because I believe you will relate too. “I was afraid that she wouldn’t know me as...

Don’t let the title fool you because I am not going to literally talk about the risks here:) What I am going to do is to refer you to a...

This one was so out of blue and it was difficult put a name to it. During our NICU journey, I had to shower before I went to visit D. in...

Infants are particularly vulnerable to infections. Preemies are even more so. Vaccinations and following the schedule until 2 years old...

When we were told that we would go home in a week, were we prepared? Not in the slightest! I was still in a very heavy schedule with...

Sad! Thrilled! Excited! Nervous! Betrayed! Scared! Doubtful! Confident! Not So Confident! How I felt the very last day in the hospital?...

Getting the hell out of here! As much as I appreciated every single thing about NICU, I wanted to just leave for good and never come...

We were sent home with a list of instructions. However, it is always easier said than done:) On our discharge day, our nurse told us that...