Full term NICU baby

[Santosha]

It's hardly the same, but I've just had my full termer in SCN for two days due to ABO incompatibility jaundice. Having been in there with a premmie in the past and knowing the differences in that journey, and when, this time, all others there were prem, it was odd being in there with my apparently giant baby. I felt like the other parents did not identify with me so it was harder to chat.

I can't imagine what being in NICU for that long must have been like for you. And being away from your other kids. Sounds really, really tough.

Have you been given a sense for how long you might be in and what the process will be?

[damprye]

Was hoping to be out tomorrow or Wednesday but looks like another 2ish weeks. Bub started off under the lights in the incubator in my room at 3 days, SCN the day after with a rising temp and started IV abx. That night she was transferred to the NICU at a different hospital to have her eyes checked by the ophthalmologist as one was really swollen and weepy (bottom of her eyelid was out the front). We were expecting to stay the night and be transferred back but by next feed, she had been moved to an isolette with an even higher temp. We weren't going back from that time on. She had HPV that started in her eyes and has progressed to meningitis and she also has MRSA that entered via a cut on her head by the OB "breaking my waters" after complete SROM. I previously decided that if she were to stay in longer yhan this week, I'd go home to my boys but now it looks like the time has come, I cannot bare to leave her. She is on Vancomicin and Ensiclovier (?sp on both) as well as heprin, nilstat and an eye cream. Previously had been on 6 abx. She has improved lots after declining until she was placed on the right meds. She was covered in pustules, both her eyes swelled and she has a rash on her face. Eyes have gone down heaps, pustules are dying out andvthe rash is being a bit stubborn. She stayed under the phototherapy lights for 5 days as her levels weren't dropping enough and then when they did drop and they stopped it temporarily, her levels sky rocketed again. She has had two LPs, the second one came back a lot better than the first. Have escaped bottles and NG tube after fighting to keep her soley on the breast. She dropped weight last night but has been gaining the few nights before And that's where we are currently at lol