Thank you gods_child, Rosahope and Redisfinallyfree.
Red, thank you for your caring and supportive words. I'm not worried or fearful whatsoever and neither are K or my son-in-law. Well, I'm pretty sure he isn't. Their 3rd child was born at 36 weeks, and although that really isn't too premature, she was on and off a vent a few times during her NICU stay. And trust me when I say that K and I have been through this journey several times with one of my other daughters, B. She has 6 children, 5 of them born preterm. Her 2nd child was born at 36 weeks, 3rd child at 33 weeks, 4th child at 31 weeks, and her twins at 30 weeks. Also, besides the typical NICU adventure that comes along with most preemies, baby girl's NICU stay was 7 weeks, baby boy... 4 months. All of B's children are doing well, although autism does affect 3 of them.
Besides B's babies, my own son was 9 weeks early. This was before all of the proper neonate equipment that they have now, as well as other forms of support provided to preemie babies today. Back then they didn't have pediatric neonate ventilators and he was on an adult vent which did a lot of damage to his lungs and even caused a pneumothorax. They hadn't produced surfactant yet back then, which is something that is now automatically administered to a struggling baby directly through their ET tube upon intubation. So yes, my education and hands on experience, especially when I did work in the NICU and PICU areas, did expose me to a lot of the pain, sorrow, worry and loss that so many families have been thru. However, I am also aware of just how early a baby has to be before more serious medical issues become a concern
By the way, my son is now 36 and the reason why I became a RT
So brand new baby A will probably only be in the NICU for 2 weeks so that she can learn to take to feedings, breathe without any support and keep her body temp stable
Once again, thank you gods_child, Rosahope and Red
grandma in pain
And yes! Prayers are always welcomed