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For what is was able to accomplish it was great. The only problem we had was as he got bigger his mouth didn't grow well enough to allow us to feed him with the larger size. We purchased a "baby food feeder" at Wal Mart, it had a sippy type nipple ...

Hi fellow NICU nurses. I am currently on the other side of the NICU fence. One of my 34 5/7 twins is in the NICU. He was born Nov 12 weighing 1430 grams. I can tell you it truly sucks on the other side. This is twin B, Twin A weighed 2180 grams....

Wow It has been a few years since I posted this. My twins are fine. Twin B had is cleft surgery when he was 10 months old and never looked back. Thanks for all the kind support. Dana

Does anyone know of any CEU in informatics? thanks

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This is Colbey...

here is another this Carson the smaller twin he is 8# now the other twin is Colbey he is 13#!!!

Here are some new pics of the boys

I worked up to 28 weeks and then the twins decided they wanted to come a little too early so I went on leave and was induced at 34 weeks. But... I had every complication in the book..morning sickness for 5 months, Gestational Diabetes, PIH, gallsto...

They were born at 34 weeks because the smaller one was not getting enough food. Other than that they are both happy and healthy...

:roll :kiss They are here!!!!!!!!!!!! Born Nov 12 2002 http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=4S4Q9K3W6Z http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=3R2N1Q9L4W

HI all.... They are trying to feed my little guy YEA!!!!!!!! He is using the Haberman nipple and doing well with it. He weighs 1.68 grams now and looking cuter everyday.

I got all the holidays off this year! I have newborn twins to take care of, BUT hey I'm off!!!

I like some of the cutesy prints, BUT i'm a neonatal/pediatric nurse, kids love it!!!!

Yes cheefuldoer these are our first babies!!! And it is way cool, my husband and I couldn't be happier.

I'am 18 weeks also WITH TWINS!!!!! I hope to work as long as I can but as soon as the Dr. says stop.....I'm otta there! Good luck all of you with your pregnancies!!!! :kiss

I feel for you Kristi as a NICU nurse those Level II's can be more work than the Level III's any day. Definaltely do an insident report, and next time refuse, refuse, refuse!!!!!!!!!

This orientation is at University of Louisville Hospital. Its a Level 3 NICU. Also during orientation time you spend "class time" with the NICU educator learning about NICU disorders, lab values and ABG's. I really felt prepared when I finished m...

The facility I was at as a new grad had a well baby nursery. So I spent 2 weeks in newborn learning how to assess a well baby normal parameters. Then I spent 2 weeks in our transitional nursery learning about feeder/growers. Then the rest of my 1...

I agree with NOT going to med-surg first. I went to the NICU as a new grad an have not looked back since. The NICU is so different from adults really their is no reason to start there. GOOD LUCK in whatever you decide to do!!!!!:roll

The L&D in the hospital where I used to work at hired new grads. Is there a university or teaching hospital in your area usually they are more open to new grads. Give peds or NICU a try, I never ever thought I would like NICU but given my opti...

fergus You are lucky enough for them to crump mid-shift mine always wait until right before shift change:rolleyes:

I am just throwing this out there since there has been so many discussions on here about unions, respect for other nurses and confusion with pt families and doctors. Do you think that one of the reasons nurses have such a difficult time banding tog...

Thanks Nurse Williams for the complement. During my BSN program we had only two instructors who actually were still at the bedside and they were awesome instructors. Their answers to questions were not word for word from the book, usually they were...

You all make great points. I have my BSN and MANY of my fellow students were led to believe by our nursing instructors that if we had a BSN we would be "in charge and work day shift fresh out of school", and many of the students who had only set f...