cant help but be jealous

Hi Charlie's mom,
It definitely felt like a baby boom when we were in the NICU. I think it is b/c your friends are all having kids and you are places where people with babies are and it is so hard.
Hang in there. He will be home soon.
Ellen

think thats the hardest part watching other moms and dads take there baby home while ur baby has to stay there but just know ur baby is in the best hands he or she can b in right now and if u brought him or her home it would b bad right now they still need help i know its so hard to think that way so easy to say one day ur baby will come home and it will b the best/scariest day ever i was scared to bring my baby home cause he was always on a heart moniter ever sence i was 29 weeks preg and efter he was born at 31 weeks so i was scared his heartbeat would drop and i wouldnt know but they wont let ur baby come home until they r 100 precent sure he or she is ready one day will b ur day i promise u

I remember leaving the hospital and as my sister wheeled me out I just cried and cried.... It didnt start there.... In recovery I could hear the crying babies and the happy families. I was so upset and jealous. Here i was stuck in bed... I couldnt even see my lil girl for a few days because I was so sick. The nurse took a picture right away so I could see here. I understand your jealousy! But I agree looking back I was blessed she had such a great group of nurses and drs to care for her! I was able to rest up and get ready while she was getting bigger =)

I went through the same thing. I had my son at 29 weeks and remember being jealous of the babies that were doing so much better than him in the nicu. I was there for 63days. And I am blessed with the doctors and nurses he had because he has come such a long way. Hang in there before you know it you will be home

Ik how you feel. Literally half my friends had kids in the past 3 months, and my baby was the only one with something wrong. She was born full term, but didn't poop for the first 24 hours. They kept us another night and still no poop. They DoD xrays and that showed what they called a shadow in her intestines. The next day she had surgery and they found that her small intestines weren't connected to her large. Well they connected them, she healed and even started pooping, but still couldnt digest food properly. Her surgeon did different tests and saw that her colon wasn't working right, so he did a biopsy and it turns out she has hirschsprungs disease. She's been in.the nicu for a month now and its been the worse time of my life. I hate seeing pictures of all my friends at home with their babies. And I especially hate leaving.her at night.

Jealousy is a natural feeling; especially when it comes to your situation. Our son was in the NICU during Christmas; even though I was excited to see babies go home with their families in time for the holidays, I was also jealous that my family couldn't be together on Christmas.

My husband and I had to divide christmas between our oldest son at home and our son in the NICU. Due to toddlers not being allowed in our NICU, we had to find a balance. It didn't feel fair.. I was jealous that people were spending their holidays at home, My husband and I were in the NICU with our sick son, and our oldest was with his grandparents. We weren't together. It was terrible.

I hope that you're able to take your precious baby boy home soon. I'm sending prayers your way.

-Des

Hello Elijahs mom im new here but i like many NCIU moms know how you my son bryan was born at 24 wks on aprils fools this year and has been in the NCIU ever since bt hes 2 hours away from me but i know hel get better hes 100 days today so he must be doin sumthing good dont worry ur baby will be home soon just take this time as extra time to prepare for him hope everything goes good
-Daisy

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Daisy - I hope Bryan is home soon! I promise that one day it will seem like the whole NICU thing flashed by in just a few short moments.

-Jackie