I missed the phone call. The voicemail made my heart drop. The NICU nurse called to say my baby was stable, but I needed to call back. Thankfully we only got this call once during his 39-day NICU stay. Once was more than enough.
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I was a little overwhelmed taking my son home from the hospital four days after his G-Tube was placed. Not only was I worried about taking care of the tube site and feeding him with a pump, but he was 5 weeks old, less than 6 pounds, and had spent his whole life in the NICU.
I was bound to make a few mistakes. Here are just a few that maybe someone can learn from: