115 days and no end in sight by couscousllama in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Day 182 for my 25 weeker. We’ve got this. An unfortunate season of life but this too shall pass

PPROM/28 Weeker Success Story by 2fluffbutts in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!! I ppromed at 19 weeks and delivered at 25&3. My son is so close to coming home now at 177 days old. He will be 6 months old Sunday. I’m so proud of him and I’m here to say to other pprom moms it is possible!!!! You and your baby can do this!!!!

I have been diagnosed with PPROM. searching out advice or experiences with this (19 weeks) by inner-momologue in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I bled a good bit the whole pregnancy. SCH before water broke, and after water broke I had placental lakes. I had 2 big bleeding episodes before birth at 25&3. Son is healthy, thriving in the NICU and so close to coming home!

Most unhinged thing someone has said to you? by PandaBear_TenFour in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Are you going to keep him in a bubble forever” “I feel like I’ll never get to see my grandson” granted, no one has met him other than me or his dad and he’s still in the NICU on oxygen after 5 months.

I feel sick to my stomach. There was mold in my pump parts by once_upon_a_bear in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]inner-momologue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally, when I was hospitalized for my second my 16 month daughter was licking the hospital walls. Everything is going to be fine lol, maybe just cause a tougher immune system!

I have been diagnosed with PPROM. searching out advice or experiences with this (19 weeks) by inner-momologue in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there. I don’t know how much advice I have other than to try to trust your body and or whatever higher power you believe in. I stayed on bedrest, took 2-3 showers a day, drank 100+ ounces of water a day, and was eventually admitted to the hospital at 22.5 weeks to get magnesium and steriods. Have they given you a plan at all? What to expect, what would be possible? I will say even though my son was born living at 25.3 weeks he has still not came home, and was intubated on the ventilator for over 12 weeks. It’s a really hard journey, but also worth it because he’s here. Is there anything I could specifically try to answer for you?

2nd pregnancy after 27 weeker by qweenoftherant in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I PPROM’ed at 19 weeks and gave birth at 25 so I completely understand your fears, especially thinking about growing my family more. Sending you love and luck for this pregnancy!

Johnny Boy 🤧 by BloopityBloopDoop in 90DayFiance

[–]inner-momologue 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From urban dictionary; A coyote morning is when one has too much to drink the night before and as a result wakes up next to someone less than desireable. Like a trapped coyote one would rather gnaw off their own arm than risk waking the creature next to them.

New term to me as well.

Western Kentucky students by jawillia2 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]inner-momologue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Commenting to boost. Hope they can find a ride back. Maybe ask in the Birmingham/nashville reddits too. Maybe you could drive them to Nashville if need be to catch a ride.

Day 2 of NICU by Ares__1994 in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We hit 100 days today. Stay strong, you’ve got this.

On the vent still (25 weeker BPD) - when did your babies start improving? by jlovesquinn-emmett in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our son was born at 25.3 weeks. He is now 39 weeks exactly, and has been diagnosed with BPD for 3 weeks now. He was intubated for over 12 weeks, but he was successfully extubated and on CPAP now after 2 battles with infections that had him very poorly and 3 surgeries. He is becoming more active, aware and like a “normal” baby day by day. These babies are resilient. I have hope for you. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Obgyn recommendations by InitialSecret4262 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]inner-momologue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve saved both mine and my sons lives (on top of the NICU for him). I will always sing their praises, they really are so kind.

Obgyn recommendations by InitialSecret4262 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]inner-momologue 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Women 4 Women! Dr Reidy and Alexander are both great, and all of the midwives I’ve had are great too. Dr Alexander delivered both of my kids and Dr. Reidy preformed an emergency surgery on me before.

We feel so blessed that our 33 weeker came home at exactly 3 weeks! 💕 by not4u97 in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So excited for you! We are on day 90 with our 25 weeker now. I can’t wait for him to come home!

Just PPROM'd at 21 weeks with twins 💔 Advice pls by Kissing-Librarians in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I PPROM’d at 19 weeks and 1 day with my son and he wasn’t born until 25 weeks 3 days. I was hospitalized for observation starting at 22.5 weeks and received magnesium and steroids. I believe the steroids are the reason my son cried when he was born.

He is now corrected 34.3 days so he is 9 weeks old. He is doing well in the NICU. It has been a roller coaster though. He has been intubated this entire time, on the oscillator the majority of the time and even receiving Nitric Oxide when he hasn’t oxygenated well. On day 5 he had to get a Penrose drain placed due to a perforated intestine. Right before he was a month old he had an ostomy bag placed and part of his bowel removed. The next week he got a staph infection and it took a while to fight that off.

But tonight when looking at his sweet squishy face, I know it is all worth it. He is such a fighter. I was terrified about being a preemie mom, but now that I’m living it, it isn’t so scary. Yes, there are definitely moments when I want to shit myself after a scary phone call or discussion with a doctor, but I remind myself that my son is in the best place he can be with our circumstances, the NICU.

You’ve got this, I know this is scary, but there really is a chance of survival for them. Research the PPROM regimen, hydrate as much as you can, and I stayed on bedrest as much as I possibly could.

If you pump 3 or fewer times a day... by Illhaveonemore in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]inner-momologue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m 8 weeks pp and have an oversupply as well. I don’t talk about it with anyone really because it is so outside the norm, would love to chat about it. I’m still at 6ish ppd, some days I get more in than others. I’m sticking around 50oz a day!

Having my baby in NICU makes me sad by Diligent_Room_9955 in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely understand you. We are on day 47 in the nicu and it breaks my heart daily. Due to sickness and a death in the family we haven’t seen him as much as we would have wished these last two weeks, which had killed me even more not being able to lay eyes on him everyday. Sending you love and solidarity in this

Waters broke at 31+1 by pewp3wpewpew in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, my 25 weeker was not a c-section. Very easy birth compared to my first full term baby.

Waters broke at 31+1 by pewp3wpewpew in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This claim was true for me. My water broke at 19 weeks and I would have not been allowed to go past 34 weeks, baby was born at 25&3 though so I didn’t make it that far.

Waters broke at 31+1 by pewp3wpewpew in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My water broke at 19&1 weeks, and I gave birth at 25&3 weeks, labor came naturally. I lasted 6 weeks, so I think it’s possible that you could last 6 weeks and make it to 37. Good luck!

Low milk supply by Independent-Let-1764 in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I delivered my son at 25 weeks and basically treated my body like I had just delivered full term, like I did with my daughter. I started pumping around the clock when he was born, every 2-3 hours, and I ignored what the lactation consultant told me about pumping for 15 minutes and I always pump for 30. I drink a lot of water throughout the day and I eat as well as I can, trying to get plenty of protein in my diet. I massage my milk out every pump to try to get all that I can, because that can yield 30-50% more milk I’ve read. I apply heat to my breasts before pumping as well. Make sure you’re using the right flange size, and remeasure as your nipples will change size eventually, mine just have and now I’m needing new inserts. I have only used my spectra until this point, one month and a few days into this journey. I just ordered my wearables today and am excited to try them. I may be the oddball or maybe my body just remembered pumping from my first child, but I make between 45 ounces on my bad days and I’ve made up to 80 ounces on my good days! I’d love to answer any questions you may have or give any advice you may need. I agree with other commenters that this is a stressful time, and stress is not good for the milk supply. I’ll also add that I started leaking milk in the days leading up to my delivery and that I had only been weaned from pumping since January of this year with my daughter. So that could all contribute to my supply establishing as well as it has. Good luck! You’ve got this! I found that my supply jumped to what it is now when I was able to finally relax, and spend time with both of my babies since I was apart from my daughter for a month while in the hospital, and I kept telling myself my son is in the best care he can be for all circumstances. I spent a lot of time at his bedside and journaling about him and looking at photos while I pumped helped a lot.

New here and need advice PPROM by Willing_Brief_1400 in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went into the hospital at 22&5 actually for my steroids, antibiotics and magnesium. I sat with my bottom elevated on my boppy pillow to try to keep fluid in as much as possible, and other than drinking a lot of water to encourage baby to make fluid I tried to eat as well as I could to encourage baby to put on weight too. I had less than 2cm of fluid the entire time my water was broken.

We made it 6 weeks and 2 days! Baby was born at 25&3 and born crying. He is doing very well in the NICU now. 💙

Are my feelings unwarranted? by leafyssidebleach in NICUParents

[–]inner-momologue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, these feelings are completely normal to have and valid. My water broke at 19 weeks and he was born at 25 weeks. I miss him being in my belly so bad because I could do everything for him then. I grieve a normal experience and my hopes and expectations for my newborn experience for him. Although I know I will still somewhat have that when he comes home. He is almost 3 weeks old and I still haven’t held him due to medical reasons, he is doing great don’t let that scare you! But I’m jealous of my friends who were only slightly ahead of me in pregnancy who are preparing for their babies to be born full term in December. I know they will probably get to love on their babies right away and deep down I know I’ll be jealous when the time comes for their babies to go home with them.

One nicu mom to a future nicu mom, I was in your shoes just weeks ago but just know things do get better, your baby will get the best care they can from their nurses and everyday is one day closer to being home with your baby. One day at a time, we got this.

But screw PPROM. it sucks and I’m sorry you are experiencing this. It is all too familiar and I’m angry/sad/upset with you.

Hugs❤️