NICU Tips

As a mom with Mo-Mo twins, I really have wanted to post the three signs to look for when children are ready to be discharged from the NICU. My girls were only 6 weeks early and didn't need oxygen and were born with healthy lungs and healthy hearts. They just needed time, time that seemed unbearable then and like a short stressful time a million years ago now (it's only been 16 months)! Twin A spent 13 days and twin B spent 18 days in a level two NICU.

So the three things to wait for:

1. They lose the IVs

2. They don't need to be in an isolette- they can regulate their own body temperature

3. Ad-lib feeding- the babies cry to be fed and there is no longer a need for the nasal gavage

When you start seeing one of these accomplishments met, the rest come quickly. It feels like forever, and I know I thought they would never 'ad-lib' feed if they had a gavage in but they do and it's great. My children were funny, once their umbilical cords fell off, they'd start ad-lib feeding- the same exact day!

Also, if someone reading this is expecting momo twins, just know that statistics can be discouraging but I had no bed rest prior to the planned C-section and the girls were born healthy and without any delays. God is good.