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[artistiquemommy]

Alayna had to be moved to the main NICU again. She can't keep down any of her formula today and she is just so fussy. They were mainly concerned because the last time she brought up her formula, she also vomited bright yellow, which could be a sign of a stomach blockage. They sent her for a scan of the upper & lower GI tonight to rule out

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[abbygirl14]

Hi! I've been gone for a while and hadn't seen you around pregnant so I thought I'd check out you journal. Congratulations!!! I'm not sure if Alayna is home yet or not, but I saw that you were having a hard time with this whole thing and wanted to give you some encouragement. My son was in the nicu for 3 months, 90 full days. It was the longest, hardest times of my life. I had so many breakdowns. One day my husband asked me if I hated God for doing this to us or if I ever said "why me?". I thought about it for a minute and then replied, "Why not me?" "God knows that I can handle this, otherwise he wouldn't have blessed us with such a special miracle baby." There are other people I know who would never be able to deal with it, the stress would eat them alive, just as there are many things that I could never handle, but I was strong enough to visit my son every single day, pump all the time, and do anything I could for my baby.

You can do it. Your daughter is gorgeous and wants to be with you just as much as you want her home with you. You will be both be stronger because of this experience, and it's amazing what you won't take for granted as she grows up.

We had many days of "he's coming home tomorrow" "oh wait he can't now..." it's so frustrating, but soon you will look back on this time and realize it really did fly by and some of the nurses will be in your mind for a long time. We actually had withdrawls after coming home, but we're normal now. We go back and visit the nicu too, they love to see they're graduates!

Good luck and I hope you guys will be reunited soon if you're not yet!