#nicuawarenessmonth

[comicherovn]

Comic Hero Show: Episode 459

[qurbook]

[irishprematurebabies]

If you fancy looking at some adorable pictures, click on the link. It's a storybook for Halloween. https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/sweet-treat-nicu-babies-celebrate-storybook-halloween/72XISCJZDJFONBZBLTKERSNUYU/ #preterm #prematurity #neonatology #nicumiracle #nicustrong #nicuawarenessmonth #halloween #NICU #babies (at Ireland (country)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQbtCxqukp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nehacrafties]

NICU Unisex Long Sleeve Sweatshirt for someone working in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. - link in the bio . . . . #nicu #nicubaby #preemie #nicumom #preemiestrong #niculife #nehacrafties #prematurebaby #micropreemie #preemiebaby #baby #nicustrong #nicuwarrior #premature #preemiepower #newborn #nicugraduate #nicubabies #nicugrad #neonatalintensivecareunit #nicujourney #preemiemom #miraclebaby #nicunurse #nicusweatshirt #nicuawareness #nicushirt #love #neonatal #nicuawarenessmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CmbFYuqoila/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[strugglinwithtwo]

Mr. Jack and Mr. Daniel 😊 my little surprise twins born 6/15/20 at 12:35 & 12:36 am at only 29weeks 5 days gestation 🥰

[cats-tats-recovery]

Being a mother means seeing your heartbeat outside of your chest. I would give him my very last breath if needed. The world tells us we must carry them and protect them in our wombs. But goodness how scary it is watching your whole heart come out and learn to thrive outside of your body. #preemie #nicu #nicuawarenessmonth #preemiestrong #nicuwarrior #leobenson https://www.instagram.com/p/B2S7jbsB3gN/?igshid=9qtp1c7dbrnw

[holdingtinyhands-blog]

One out of 10 babies in the US are born prematurely. The World Health Organization defines prematurity as birth before 37 weeks. A premature infant is at risk for cerebral palsy, impaired learning, vision and hearing problems, dental problems, behavioral and psychological problems, and other chronic health issues. #nicuawarenessmonth #nicuawareness https://www.instagram.com/p/B185kPqHnf9/?igshid=vaefqpx7kio0

[woodlandwell]

October is #nicuawarenessmonth and today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and these things are so hard to write about. I had bad anxiety during my pregnancy last year. I had a history of anxiety, depression, and ptsd stemming from childhood. I had a traumatic birth with an emergency c-section and a baby who almost didn’t make it. I am so thankful for the amazing nicu staff who saved my daughter and cared for her for a week. This photo is from before I was able to hold or nurse my baby, an agonizing wait of over two days. The experience left me with months of nightmares and flashbacks and tears and fear. Mental health is such a complicated thing and every birth is different. I did a lot of writing and healing and I’m in a better place now, but there is so much more to be said about how we talk about pregnancy and postpartum mental health. If you are struggling with these issues, please know that things will get better. Please reach out to others who can support you. Don’t tell yourself that your problems aren’t a big deal. You matter. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxFrPsA_I6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t8blcwg6pky7

[khamiltonsblog]

Going through everything we have been through with my daughter Jesslyn, I have PTSD from it. I hate to admit it but I do. I frequently check to see if she is still breathing. The only time i don’t is when I’m holding her. Being a parent to a micro preemie is so hard. If you’re wondering what a micro preemie is, it’s a baby born before 26 weeks gestation and weighing less than 750 grams. My daughter was born at 25 weeks and 3 days and only weighed 510 grams.

[ohsweetjoy]

This Saturday 9/11, Isaac turns 5! We would like to invite anyone who would like to wish him a Happy birthday and spend some time with him to come over to our place Saturday afternoon. Come anytime between 12:30- 4! We’ll have small snacks but we want to keep it Isaac focused. Message me for our address if you need it. Just come on by! && Isaac had his #firstdayofpreschool today! We all took him to school this morning. Normally though he will ride the bus! He was excited to go and one of his classmate remembered him from last year. He is in a blended classroom with EOCF Head Start and Early Learning with Evergreen at Hearthwood. He played with puzzles and spent time outside. Hoping he has a great year and grows in communication and interacting more with peers. #firstdayofschool #upsyndrome #nicuawarenessmonth #nicugrad #t21 https://www.instagram.com/p/CTi4KRSHFqU/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thesigntologist]

#Repost @gbruner4 ・・・ September is NICU awareness… Noah spent 98 days in the NICU/PSICU his first year….Look at him now! 💪🏻 ❤️ #nicu #swedishnicu #psicu #swedishhospitalcolorado #strong #babyboy #downsyndrome #nicuawarenessmonth #family #love #noahnick (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTVJN3KlcCp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[comicherovn]

Comic Hero Show: Episode 493 I raised awareness of prostate cancer on this episode of the Comic Hero Show. I also raised awareness of the NICU in a Mystery Pop-Up segment. #IAmTheComicHero #ComicHeroShow #Episode493 #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth #MysteryPopUpSegment #NICUAwarenessMonth #DCComics #MarvelComics #IDWPublishing #DynamiteEntertainment #YouTuber

[nomhopepray]

2020 crashing in

The reality of the last few days have come crashing down and like a wave, it just rolled me over and I KO’d.. literally.  Just woke up from a much needed nap and although it wasn’t as refreshing as I hoped, it was very much needed.  

Starting with the elections- I know this year’s elections meant a great deal to everyone.  But it meant for us, was it was the end of 4 years that started with my stay in the hospital.  During the last elections, I was hospitalized a few days before due to pprom - all the doctors agreed that I was not going anywhere until the baby (Noah) was ready to be born.  I clearly remember getting a text from C telling me not to turn on the news channel as she was afraid I would go into early labor.  Little did we know that would be beginning of what became a very long four years.  4 years of soul searching and finding meaning in everything.  Learning to take things for what they were, and accept the unexpected.  If you recall, during that time, we also decided to adopt and share the journey with all.  So as you can imagine, when we woke on Saturday morning (Friday night for you all) that not only had Biden been elected, but that we had also elected the FIRST MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.  How huge is this moment?  That in our lifetime, we get to not only have seen and witness the first Black president, but also now the first MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.  (I can’t get over that title.). The best quote I read in the last few days goes as such, “Ladies put on your shoes- there’s glass everywhere.”  I don’t know who said it but man it gives me chills.  

So Biden/Harris 2020!  But it meant our four years of finding truth of who we are and what we want, came to end.  And do you know the significance of that as we sit in the other side of the world, in SK?  That we’re not here just because we wanted to be but we are here to ultimately bring home our boy.  If you don’t get how big of a life moment this is, that’s fine.  Because the significance is for me to take in and process.  

Then it’s also #worldadoptionday.  Ha.. it’s like a bit cosmic joke huh?  Because tomorrow, 11-12, is Noah’s 4th birthday.  He would’ve been four.  It’s so interesting to know that there are some cosmic jokes that can never be understood except to me.  Everyone has their own cosmic joke to process and it seems like this is mine.  It’s not necessarily funny but it has it’s moments.  And if I’m being honest, I don’t know if I would’ve taken life any other way.  No silver platter for me - it seems I have to work for all this (ironically for someone who just started working in real life- har har).  

This is just a clip of how my mind has processed the last several days.  I managed to ignore the bulk of this trip until today.  Even in quarantine I ignored all that would happen because I just didn’t want to process it yet.  And trust me that this whole trip won’t be processed probably till way into the new year...of 2022... lol.

[strugglinwithtwo]

My twin boys 🥰

[brandonimhotep]

It’s NICU awareness month and as the month unwinds we cannot let it go by not celebrating our strong Moms and Babies, you’re doing an amazing job. Love and light to you all 🤎🤎🤎 TREAT EVERY CHILD RIGHT AND KIND #Repost• beautyiskherim 💜It’s NICU Awareness Month, and I want to help other moms who are working on feedings! #ProlactaPartner After going through my first neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience with Gem, I knew the challenges she faced when they started adding a cow milk–based fortifier to my breastmilk. And even though my son Jax weighed 3 lbs when he was born, he still experienced the same feeding issues we had with Gem. As their mother, I know breastmilk is the best form of nutrition for all babies, especially premature babies. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends adding a “human milk fortifier” to mother’s own milk or donor milk for preemies weighing 3.3 lbs or less to provide the additional calories and protein preemies require for catch-up growth. There are two kinds of fortifiers available: cow milk–based and breastmilk–based. Both kinds are labeled “human milk fortifier,” but only those from Prolacta Bioscience are made with 100% donor breastmilk. 💜If my micropreemie and preemie would have received Prolacta’s fortifiers made from 100% donor breastmilk instead of cow milk, we likely could have avoided the feeding complications, and Gem and Jax may have come home from the NICU sooner. Studies have shown preemies can go home significantly earlier — as many as 22 days sooner — when Prolacta’s fortifiers are added to mother’s own milk or donor milk. Many families don’t know there is an alternative to cow milk fortifier in the NICU. I’m partnering with @prolacta_bioscience to help raise awareness. We want moms to be educated so that they know to ask for Prolacta’s 100% human milk–based fortifiers by name. • • • • #NICUAwarenessMonth #preemiebaby #NICUnutrition #NICUbaby #preemiemom #prolacta #prolactabioscience #humanmilkfortifier #humanmilk #preemiepower #NICUmom #NICU Repost: @terkbabies https://www.instagram.com/p/CFusitUjEHR/?igshid=ww9dcbiaf65q

[adventuresinjuggling]

advocate of the adorable pacifier of the preemie bundler of the baby healer of the helpless #nicuawarenessmonth #neonatalnursesday #nicunurselife #micropreemiemom #whatnurseswear https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLQ6j_nd7t/?igshid=1cimq8i06xvs5