No one really prepares you for having a baby in the NICU. And for two first time parents, we don't have any other reference point. While I was wheeled to a recovery room after a C-section, Dave followed doctors to the NICU. In between nurse visits to check my condition, Miles' doctors updated us on his condition. His breathing was labored. Not abnormal but a tube was needed. He lost blood, nearly 10% of his total supply. He needed a transfusion. And for each, we signed away our rights. And each time, I tried to sit up, hoping to be wheeled over to see my son, I nearly threw up (common side effect of the morphine). Dave took turns sitting by my side and then his and in between, a quick trip home to feed our first child, Baker.
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