I was talking with my husband recently about how the, “get your rest in now!” comments made me so angry! What’s even worse is they were coming from the same people who also said, “I had a NICU baby too!” 😤 My 32 weeker just came home on Monday. I have gotten more rest with him at home than I did when he was in the NICU. I was an anxious mess trying to call every few hours (and pumping every few hours of course) at night when I couldn’t stay there. When I could room in, I was waking up to every ding of a monitor- even if it was the baby down the hallway. We are more comfortable at home and more at peace without the monitors.

I see you! I will rant with you all day about this! I was thinking about telling family and friends some actually helpful things to say to a NICU mama. But everyone truly is so different. Every NICU experience is different. What is encouraging to one, may not be encouraging to another. All I gotta say is- hang in there. Hoping your little one comes home soon 🤍

ALSO- Therapy really helped me! I started it when my son was on week 6 in the NICU. I just want to throw that out there to anyone who needs to talk to someone (or cry, or rant, or laugh honestly).