nicu Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/nicu/ Fri, 09 Mar 2018 04:38:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Confessions of a NICU Mom https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/03/08/confessions-of-a-nicu-mom/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/03/08/confessions-of-a-nicu-mom/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2018 04:27:28 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=73254 This post is sponsored by London Drugs.  With every Huggies Diaper purchase made by an LDExtras member between now and April 30th, 2018, a $2 donation will be made to the Huggies No Baby Unhugged program at Victoria General Hospital here in BC.  As always, my stories are my own and I truly do believe that the Huggies… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/03/08/confessions-of-a-nicu-mom/feed/ 5 73254 10 Things to Gift a NICU Parent {& a giveaway} https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/09/11/10-things-gift-nicu-parent-giveaway/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/09/11/10-things-gift-nicu-parent-giveaway/#comments Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72555 One of the things I get asked about a lot is what to gift parents with littles in the NICU.  I absolutely love being asked and I always hope my answers are helpful, but it’s important to keep in mind is that every baby’s {and therefore parents’} NICU journey is different and I can really… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/09/11/10-things-gift-nicu-parent-giveaway/feed/ 27 72555 5 Things NICU Parents Want You to Know https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/04/22/5-things-nicu-parents-want-you-to-know/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/04/22/5-things-nicu-parents-want-you-to-know/#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2017 21:13:41 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72049 Since having Sam at 27 weeks gestation, I’ve had all kinds of people reach out and ask how they can support their friends and family members with a fresh preemie just starting their NICU journey.   Sam shortly after he was born.  I wasn’t prepared for the neonatal intensive care team to literally catch him… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/04/22/5-things-nicu-parents-want-you-to-know/feed/ 1 72049 Bringing Our Preemie Home From the NICU https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/14/bringing-our-preemie-home/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/14/bringing-our-preemie-home/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2017 08:00:58 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71581 Exactly one year ago today, we brought our sweet preemie babe home from the NICU.  We had made it. An unexpected and traumatic birth, a 10 day hospital stay {plus an eventual ruptured appendix / giant cyst diagnosis} for me, countless heel pokes and tests for our sweet baby, and months of shuttling back and… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/01/14/bringing-our-preemie-home/feed/ 7 71581 10 Ways to Support Preemie Parents While Their Baby is in the NICU https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/11/16/10-ways-to-support-preemie-parents-while-their-baby-is-in-the-nicu/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/11/16/10-ways-to-support-preemie-parents-while-their-baby-is-in-the-nicu/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2016 06:08:55 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71323 If you’ve been around for any amount of time, you probably know that our sweet Sam was born last November when I was just 27 weeks pregnant.  After a textbook pregnancy with Miss G and an uneventful first two trimesters with Sam, it was a shock to say the very least.  Never in a million… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/11/16/10-ways-to-support-preemie-parents-while-their-baby-is-in-the-nicu/feed/ 3 71323 We’re Moving! https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/22/were-moving/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/22/were-moving/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2015 07:30:05 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69601 …to a different NICU that is!   This little man has just passed the 5 pound mark and the doctors think he’s doing well enough to be transferred to a level 2 NICU {a NICU for less needy babies}, so off we go.  Truthfully, I’m not thrilled about having to leave the hospital, nurses, doctors,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/22/were-moving/feed/ 1 69601 ‘Baby Salmon’ Finally Has a Name! https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/20/baby-salmon-finally-has-a-name/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/20/baby-salmon-finally-has-a-name/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 05:34:33 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69588 It’s been a long time coming, but finally… Meet our sweet baby Sam! Goodness gracious…  It took us long enough, didn’t it?  The truth is, Sam was the one and only name Brad and I had talked about on the night our baby boy made his surprise arrival.  I forget which one of us mentioned… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/20/baby-salmon-finally-has-a-name/feed/ 5 69588 My Babies https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/19/my-babies-2/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/19/my-babies-2/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2015 05:29:47 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69552 I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to have them both with me under one roof, if only for half an hour.  Gosh, I love them so. Are you following us on social media?  Find us on: Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Twitter   We’d love to have you!

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/19/my-babies-2/feed/ 1 69552 Bath Time for Bubba https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:59:47 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69465 Another day, another first for our little NICU babe.  Tonight, at 38 days old, Bubba had his very first bath. He wasn’t sure about it at first, but as soon as he adjusted to being in the warm water, it was like this sense peace came over him, leaving him perfectly calm and content while… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/13/bath-time-for-baby-boy/feed/ 2 69465 Happy One Month, Baby Bubba! https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/05/happy-one-month-sam/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/12/05/happy-one-month-sam/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 06:28:38 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69450 Baby Bubba is 1 MONTH OLD today! He’s now 31 weeks 6 days corrected and 3 pounds 12 ounces – a full pound more than when he was born. Right now he’s off his CPAP and high flow air, he’s eating like crazy, and growing and gaining exactly like we want him to be. He… Read More

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