Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 17
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Day 17 - August 30, 2014 Dada time.
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 16, 20212 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 16
Day 16 - August 29, 2014 Sometime in the last week or so LoLa has developed this red spot on her scalp. The doctors inform us that it is...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 15, 20212 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 15
Day 15 - August 28, 2014 I returned to work yesterday. My boss, who happens to be my dad, has been flexible and understanding, working...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 14, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 14
Day 14 - August 27, 2014 Today I went back to work. Too much to process through to talk about today.... a LOT of trying not to cry all...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 13, 20213 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 13
Day 13 - August 26, 2014 While holding LoLa this afternoon she is having difficulty maintaining her oxygen saturation. Her breathing...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 12, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 12
Day 12 - August 25, 2014 Things are starting to move quickly, it seems. You know that scene in Mary Poppins where Bert has just finished...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 11, 20213 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 11
Day 11 - August 24, 2014 Sean’s team is losing their baseball game 3-2 when I text him, telling him about LoLa’s newest first: she has...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 10, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 10
Day 10 - August 23, 2014 When your preemie is in an isolette and holding her is still limited to once a day (if at all), your...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 9, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 9
Day 9 - August 22, 2014 LoLa's bowels still aren't moving like they need to. Her bilirubin is back up and she probably needs phototherapy...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 8, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 8
Day 8 - August 21, 2014 Yesterday: Full of medical mumbo jumbo and scary tests. Today: Hiccups.
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 7, 20213 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 7
Day 7 - August 20, 2014 Today is a big medical update day. The doctors round in the morning, and if parents aren’t present, they call you...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 6, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 6
Day 6 - August 19, 2014 Sean FINALLY holds his baby girl for the first time! He holds her skin to skin in her "scuba gear" and we get to...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 6, 20213 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Days 4 & 5
I have missed a few days here as our home took a direct hit by the EF2 tornado caused by Hurricane Ida. (Photos on my IG:...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 2, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 2
Day 2 - August 15, 2014 I am almost 24 hours post-partum and holding my child for the first time. I'm crying in this picture because it's...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 2, 20211 min
Five Weeks and a Day - A NICU Story - Day 3
Day 3 - August 16, 2014 We checked on LoLa in the morning and found her on CPAP. Overnight she had a lot of trouble breathing and they...
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Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 1, 20214 min
Five Weeks and A Day - A NICU Story - Day 1
A brief intro... September is #NICUawarenessmonth so for the month, each day I will post a story from our five-week-and-one-day NICU...
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