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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 15, 20212 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 13, 20213 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 11, 20213 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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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.
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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:...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 6, 20213 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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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...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Sep 1, 20214 min read
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Things to Come
I had great intentions to share a post specifically dedicated to my personal experience with breastfeeding because of Breastfeeding...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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Why Cash-Based PT May Be Right For You
I have been talking on my Instagram and Facebook pages a little about the cash pay model, but wanted to take an opportunity to dive a...
Dr. Megan Powers, PT
Jul 23, 20215 min read
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