NICU Grad Check In
May 4, 2016 20:11:12 GMT -5
Post by motownthrowdown on May 4, 2016 20:11:12 GMT -5
Birth weight/current weight: birth was 1 pound 14 ounces. Current weight (as of two weeks ago) 16 pounds 2.2 ounces
Gestation at birth/current age: born at 28 weeks 0 days, she will be 1 year old on the 14th, 9 months adjusted.
New skills/milestones: crawling, babbling all the time, pulling up on stuff, sort of standing while holding onto stuff. She loves food, and we've finally started giving her little pieces of actual food.
Ongoing issues: she sees a physical therapist once a week to make sure she's hitting milestones and to correct issues before they impact her development. She is getting foot orthotics on Monday because she stands on her toes. We're also dealing with hydrocephalus (and will be dealing with this for her whole life) and have another follow up MRI in a couple weeks.
How am I doing?: I see a therapist for PTSD, PPA/PPD issues, as well as ongoing stress and depression. Im also on 20 mg of lexapro. I'm feeling very burnt out and stressed about everything. Because of her prematurity, we've been in isolation for a year. No going out to eat, no going anywhere, making schedules fo grocery shopping because one of us has to stay home with her. We are starting to break free of that and it is fucking terrifying. Having her birthday coming up soon is bringing everything back too, so that's annoying. Having flashbacks, intrusive daydream things, nightmares. It's like I'm back where I freaking started with the PTSD.
GTKY: therapy and medication have been incredible. Talking to my BMB is always a stress reliever. I liked a ton of pages and groups on Facebook for preemies, preeclampsia, hydro, and PTSD. I also got a plum paper planner and I'm keeping up on my daily things and appointments so I'm not keeping them all in my head. I'm also tracking a bunch of healthy behaviors.
Gestation at birth/current age: born at 28 weeks 0 days, she will be 1 year old on the 14th, 9 months adjusted.
New skills/milestones: crawling, babbling all the time, pulling up on stuff, sort of standing while holding onto stuff. She loves food, and we've finally started giving her little pieces of actual food.
Ongoing issues: she sees a physical therapist once a week to make sure she's hitting milestones and to correct issues before they impact her development. She is getting foot orthotics on Monday because she stands on her toes. We're also dealing with hydrocephalus (and will be dealing with this for her whole life) and have another follow up MRI in a couple weeks.
How am I doing?: I see a therapist for PTSD, PPA/PPD issues, as well as ongoing stress and depression. Im also on 20 mg of lexapro. I'm feeling very burnt out and stressed about everything. Because of her prematurity, we've been in isolation for a year. No going out to eat, no going anywhere, making schedules fo grocery shopping because one of us has to stay home with her. We are starting to break free of that and it is fucking terrifying. Having her birthday coming up soon is bringing everything back too, so that's annoying. Having flashbacks, intrusive daydream things, nightmares. It's like I'm back where I freaking started with the PTSD.
GTKY: therapy and medication have been incredible. Talking to my BMB is always a stress reliever. I liked a ton of pages and groups on Facebook for preemies, preeclampsia, hydro, and PTSD. I also got a plum paper planner and I'm keeping up on my daily things and appointments so I'm not keeping them all in my head. I'm also tracking a bunch of healthy behaviors.