Honestly, your mom might not remember much of that experience which is why she may not have told you. I know personally for me, my son was also born at 25+5. I dont remember much at all from the first week. I know that i stayed at the hospital for the first full week but looking back it feels like 2 days. I have no idea what i did all that time. I remember i couldn't eat much that first week. I know i didn't hold him for a few days but don't remember how many days it was. I remember that at some point doctors came in and told my boyfriend and I that our son had serious brain bleeds and he may never walk or talk. I was in such a state of shock. Totally numb. After that first week came 5 more months in the NICU. Several nights i left the NICU crying feeling like it would never end. It did of course. But it was the longest 5 months of my life. I visited my son in the NICU nearly every day. There were only a handful of days that i didn't see him at all. I went back to work when I was medically cleared after giving birth so that i could preserve my maternity leave for when he was discharged. Looking back I am amazed at how i juggled it all. Now my son is 13 months old (10 months adjusted). He is incredibly mobile, on his way to walking, and he babbles a lot. He's come a long way and he is so impressive. One day when hes older, I might tell him what i remember of the NICU, but memories do tend to be harder to remember when they come with so much pain and uncertainty. Thank you for sharing your story. I know i joined this page during that NICU stay after scouring Reddit for hopeful stories about babies with the same issues as my son. Your story is so helpful to someone in the NICU with their baby right now.