IBrendan's entire journey made Tristan's a whole lot easier.
Same here. Matildas journey made Annabelles so much easier. I too knew what all of the machines meant and the beeps and the leads. I mastered putting the leads on and repositioning them when they played up. I hate that Aquim stuff, it leaves a horrible coating on your hands, they had that at RCH, the pink stuff at MMC was a little nicer. I too had the pain of not being able to hold my baby, not being able to feed my baby and the unbearable pain of their little bodies still from the drugs after surgery, the recovery that seemed to take forever, the pain I knew they were feeling and the tubes down their throats to help them breath, the pins coming out of Matildas chin when she was so small and having to turn them knowing that I was extending her little jaw, to see Annabelles heart beating with her chest open wide all the while so tiny and limp. I find it hard to treasure happy memories from NICU, I prefer to treasure happy memories at home where my girls are now safe and sound.