You try to find ways to pass the time.

13
I crocheted a couple  mickey mouse hats for a kid that was in the Nicu with my son
* hats in the background*

From:
Nicholville, New York, US

Often the mother can also be in fragile condition as well.

14
I sneaked out of my room in the hospital to get to see my baby in the NICU. 
I'm not allowed to go out because I'm recovering from loosing too much blood.

From:
Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, PA

Having not one but two babies in the NICU is twice the stress.

15
Both of my baby boys are in the nicu...they can't breath on their own...

From:
Ladora, Iowa, US

Mothers get anxious to just feed their baby.

16
I just want to take my baby home where I can feed him in peace without feeling inadequate. Hopefully we'll be out of the NICU tomorrow...

From:
Temple, Texas, US

And there's the anxiety that you won't bond at all.

17
My baby is very premature and in the NICU.   I worry that I'm not going to be able to bond with her.

From:
Somewhere

It's devastating when you're dealing with it as a single mother with no help.

18
I'm depressed. My baby has been in the NICU for 3 weeks, I'm out of work and out of money, and my child's father is not suffering at all.

From:
Mcdonough

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