need friends and advice!
Emily Blue - 05:04pm Apr 30, 2009 ESTHi there! My beautiful Lydia was born at 31 weeks on 4/16/09 weighing 2.7 pounds and so we are at the beginning of our journey having survivied the first two weeks in the NICU. I live in Mexico so the rules are a bit different, they donīt allow photos or items inside the incubator and I am aching to hold her. I tried to cup her head and chest to give her a sense of security but she wrinkles her face and arches her back and tries to wiggle free. Why does my baby not like my touch?! Can anyone relate? Did anybody else have a 31 weeker-what was your experience like? When did you hold your baby for the first time? When was your baby released from the hospital? Please, Iīm alone (my family is in the US and my husband has to travel back and forth from our home city 6hrs away due to his job) and need friends and advice!
CarriAnne
- May 4, 2009 2:25 pm
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Welcome
I'm new to the site but not to being the mom of a preemie.
It's very hard for but once you find your place as a NICU mom, you adapt to the fact that you are mommy in a different way than most, but still a mommy.
Remember that sometimes not touching them is how you can protect them. There were many days that I'd come in and be told "not today, he's having a hard day". I'll tell you one thing, nothing beats the day I was finally able to hold him. It was over 2 months after he was born - the wait was worth it!!!
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Katelyn'smom
- May 12, 2009 1:52 pm
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Welcome to Share, Emily and a big congratulations on the birth of your daughter, Lydia! I must agree with many of the things that have already been mentionned. My heart aches for you for being there all alone and not being able to hold Lydia just yet.
My daughter Katelyn was born at 32 weeks. She despised touch! I think the women above are correct that the baby is just not ready for touch at that gestational age. She was in the NICu for 2 1/2 weeks before we were able to hold her. That being said, you have to remember that each baby is different. Lydia may not be ready to be held for 3 weeks. Like CarriAnne said... not touching them is how you protect them.
That day will come, honey so just hang in there. That day will be one of the most memorable days in your life, so make sure to have a camera ready for the nurses to snap those shots!
Love, Kelly
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