Hellobee Boards Topic: This is a bit harder than expected

Hellobee Boards Topic: This is a bit harder than expected https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:34:17 +0000 Mrs Green Grass on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226810 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 23:44:53 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2226810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It is a good idea to leave during difficult procedures like blood draws and Tube insertions, but even so, I often stayed so I could comfort him right after. Like I said before, it's the little things that really get you...like for me it was the tape. He had all kinds of ivs and stuff and I just couldn't handle the tape on his face! Hopefully you'll be out soon. The last phase was actually the hardest for us. I knew he could be home but he just wouldn't eat enough. Wishing you luck! Mrs.KMM on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226730 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 19:12:05 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2226730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm sorry! :sad: LO wasn't in the NICU so I know it doesn't really compare but she was under the bili lights in our room and HATED it. She cried pretty much constantly for over 18 hours and it just hurt my heart. I started crying at one point because I knew how to fix it (swaddle and hold her) but I wasn't allowed to. 2littlepumpkins on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226575 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:22:36 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2226575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm sorry. :( I never had to deal with the NICU but having a baby that cried and couldn't be soothed was so tough for me. I hope she is home soon! :heart: blackbird on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226457 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 08:39:43 +0000 blackbird 2226457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Babies in the nicu are exceptionally difficult :( sucks so bad. Hopefully she can come home soon travelgirl1 on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226414 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 06:45:37 +0000 travelgirl1 2226414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hugs mama. It must be so hard to watch. I'm glad she's doing so well and hope she can be home with you soon :heart: Cherrybee on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226410 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 06:34:21 +0000 Cherrybee 2226410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My heart hurts for you.... I can remember when E was one day old and she had to have an ECG because of her heart murmur. She screamed merry hell when they put the cold monitors on her - I was so distressed by it all (and that wasn't even painful). Sending so much love. :heart: GoGoSnoGirl on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226400 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 05:16:08 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2226400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Torchwood: hugs, mama! It is, indeed, SO hard to see our LOs upset & what kills me is that "tongue flutter" cry my DD does. She had to have a nose tube run into each nostril on her 1mo bday & she screamed & cried & made herself gasp for breath MORE, which is what I had her in for. I felt terrible, but relieved her sinuses were clear. When she panics because she can't breathe well it just breaks my heart, because she doesn't understand. Hoping your sweet baby continues to improve & can go home soon! :heart: 78h2o on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226337 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 22:13:10 +0000 78h2o 2226337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I can only imagine! That must have been so hard. My baby got a hepB shot the other day and she was SO upset, it broke me heart. She acted so shocked and hurt, like, "Why, Mama, why?!" I should have made someone else hold her for it, I felt like such a traitor! Torchwood on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226335 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 22:08:53 +0000 Torchwood 2226335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Thanks for the responses. I'm sorry anyone ever had to deal with these things, but glad I'm not alone. She's all calmed down and cuddled with me now. I'm really glad she's able to be held any time now. And she's making good progress, so she's on track to be home relatively soon. I'm definitely ready. Foodnerd81 on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226332 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 22:00:54 +0000 Foodnerd81 2226332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My daughter wasn't in the nicu so I can only imagine how hard that was. The worst for me was when they did a heel prick blood draw at her three day appt. I swear I cried harder than she did- and she cried plenty hard. It was just so hard to watch her be in pain even when you know it's for her own good. I was so upset it took me half a day to calm down enough to email my pediatrician friend to find out if that was the normal way to do it (it was, she gently laughed at me). I hope you were able to give her lots of love after that. How is she doing? keepcalmcarrie on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226331 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 21:56:58 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 2226331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO1 was just in the NICU for a few days, but he was admitted after being discharged initially, so a team of non-NICU nurses tried to insert an IV into his tiny dehydrated little veins for an hour before his own nurses arrived. That hour - where he screamed bloody murder the whole time, and I couldn't hold him or comfort him but I also couldn't step away because I didn't yet know what was going on - was far and away the worst of my life. I knew he would be okay, but it was such a helpless feeling that just put my heart in my stomach. I'm so, so sorry you're going through this. It's so much harder on the parents, I think, because we remember and we're unable to help these little helpless babies. She won't remember a thing. Huge hugs, mama. MrsRcCar on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226330 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 21:56:18 +0000 MrsRcCar 2226330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Big hugs momma! :heart: :heart: NICU is a scary hard place and it sneaks up on you! I hope she settled quickly after everything. Have you been able to hold her often? jhd on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226327 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 21:45:25 +0000 jhd 2226327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm so sorry, mama! :heart: It is so tough to see your LO upset and not be able to make it all better, especially when they are so tiny. My LO had an extended nicu stay and there were definitely a few times I just could not be there while they did things. I hope she is ok now! Torchwood on "This is a bit harder than expected" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/this-is-a-bit-harder-than-expected#post-2226323 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 21:40:45 +0000 Torchwood 2226323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO cried her first real tears today. It was really her first serious cry about anything. Her nurse today (I'm restraining myself from using some choice words here) took out the tube in her nose that they use to feed her, instead of just retaping it when it came loose. She still needs it, so she had to have a new one in. She was NOT happy. I almost left before they did it, because I knew it would upset me, but I underestimated how much it would upset me. I knew there would be things like that that would be hard, but I didn't realize how hard. I'm fine when she gets upset because she's hungry or something, but having her SO upset about something I couldn't fix was awful. There's no real point to this, other than to perhaps get some commiseration. This is tough!