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Deciding which parent stays in the NICU.
A couple explains how they came to the decision that dad would stay in the NICU and mom would stay home to care for the sibling and go to work.
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Deciding which parent stays in the NICU.

My evolution as a new parent (and heart mom) has been enormous. At some point you have to manage the reality of your life.

Beginning parenthood in the NICU: There wasn’t enough support for us.

Telling our son’s story

We were trouble-shooting with the doctors and the nurses.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed; so being an integral part of your child’s care team allows you to have conversations and know why you’re having them

Bridging the Gap to the medical staff. It was like being in communion with each other.

Being your child’s advocate: It connects you to all things greater.

Our son. Our effort; His edge of suffering; the Outcome

Being our child’s advocate: “Every decision that was made medical was absolutely necessary. And then we knew when his body had endured enough.”

Parents give tips on being in the NICU: Staying present, creating routines, holding your child as is possible; pumping

Being in the NICU: Taking turns going home

Our son’s last day: “We knew we had done everything possible for him. It was right, despite how wrong it was.”

Parents worry about the impact of child death on the staff
