I call it the Preemie Underground. It’s a whole world of premature babies and their unique health issues, rules, developmental milestones, and quirks—and their parents. Sure, you might hear about a baby with a low birth weight on Orpah or the nightly news, but you’ll never really “get” it until you’ve been to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and experienced it yourself. So you know you’re the parent of a preemie when…
Your doctors tell you that your baby’s first few months (at the very least) will be a “rollercoaster ride”—except that you love rollercoasters and this sure doesn’t bring you the same kind of thrills that the Screaming Eagle does.
Your first experience breastfeeding is with a hospital grade machine—and you tape a picture of your baby on it to help get the milk flowing. Read more