My son was in the NICU for 5 weeks and died last Tuesday. He was born at 38 weeks, but had Osteogenesis Imperfecta, started bleeding internally, which damaged his liver and intestines.
I was already going to start nursing school in the fall before any of this happened. While my son was there, I learned a lot from his nurses, and admired them greatly. I think I want to become an NICU nurse both to honor my son and help babies like him (and not like him) and because I can really relate to the parents. Besides all that, I really love babies.
Have any of you ever known parents who had a baby in the NICU to become a NICU nurse?
Heidi