leesa i agree good idea i was sick and could not visit my son in nicu so i sent up my nighty for the nurses to make his bed in (my dad said to do this) and got them to take pictures for me . It helped alot.
Congratulations on your tiny little bundle arriving safely and for her strong start so far. I saw your birth announcement and you have not left my thoughts. My DD was 29 weeks 6 days and was home in 6weeks 4 days. I shared a NICU room for two weeks with two 27 weekers a little bigger than your DD before moving on to special care.
LIke Leesa I carried around something sort of as a "baby replacement". Mine was a small hand knitted teddy from a friend and I could not sleep without it in my hands. It is really good to have something constant. I would hold it when expressing, and look at my collection of photo's of DD constantly.
I really wish i had written everything down as it is a bit of a blur now, so grab a diary and start writing down how many mls of EBM she is given, weight, when you did nappy changes etc.. You see how her feeds increase and it fills you with hope and purpose that you are part of her care.
We only had family visit for the first week, luckily our friends did not mind as she was too precious to share at first. I could not emotionally cope with others being with me other than DH and my family at first. It was like an intrusion in to our fragile new relationship now that she was out of my womb. I also swallowed my pride and told the social worker asap that I needed to see a counsellor because of past depression and that was so necessary. I saw her weekly for a bit as well as the social worker who i saw every two days or so.
If you do not have one see if you can get a mobile that does internet. I had one in the last two weeks and it was such a relief to be able to connect to the world when I would have a break, email, facebook. I discovered BB after she was home.
I cried at the drop of a hat after the shock wore off. So did the other mum's in my room. My DH did not fully understand. The tears would come mid meal, having a cuppa, talking to someone etc no warning. It is normal.
All the best and you are getting so much love and support from all at BB. Ask any questions, share or just vent. We will be here for you.
(my dad said to do this) and got them to take pictures for me . It helped alot.
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