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Life in the NICU – Meeting First Milestones
To wrap up our series, I’m highlighting a few of Rosie’s celebratory first milestones in the NICU. Rosie was born 8 weeks premature at 32 weeks. The NICU journey is all about meeting milestones. To graduate from the NICU at North York General, Rosie had to meet three requirements: A minimum weight of 1800g Be medically stable Feed orally through the breast and/or bottle. Along with these, Rosie met many other milestones along the way. Take a look at a few of Rosie’s “firsts” in the NICU. *This is PART 5 in our series recounting Rosie’s birth story (check out PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, and PART 4).
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Life in the NICU – Rosie’s Medical Hurdles
Our adventure continues as we experience life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and face Rosie’s medical hurdles. *This is PART 2 in our series recounting Rosie’s birth story (check out PART 1). “And though she be but little she is fierce” – Shakespeare
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My Birth Story – Placenta Previa & My Emergency C-Section
Rosie was born at 32 weeks (+3 days) on August 23, 2017. At 32 weeks, I just started the third trimester. On the Tuesday, I woke up at 6AM to pee and noticed tinges of blood in the toilet. “Not again,” I thought. I had been diagnosed with placenta previa which meant any bleeding was potentially dangerous. This is my birth story – placenta previa & my emergency c-section:
