Day in the life of a DOCTOR: Shadowing NICU NURSE PRACTITIONER (ft. premature babies)
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- Babies born at 22 weeks (5.5 months) can survive!! Join me in the largest NICU in Canada and learn about the lifesaving treatments for premature babies! I'll be shadowing Nikki, a nurse practitioner who works in the neonatal ICU. Plus you'll meet baby Kalani who was born at 23 weeks and her mother, Paola.
**note: at the time this video was filmed, Nikki was a nurse practitioner candidate. She will be fully licensed after passing her final exam. For simplicity, I have referred to her as a nurse practitioner.
HUGE THANK YOU to Nikki, Paola, baby Kalani, and then entire NICU team!
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When Nikki was explaining the foot prints she has I teared up. Such a kind and caring soul ❤️❤️
Saaaaame. 😢
Oh boy I wasn't expecting to tear up. When she talked about her first loss I thought about the first code pink I heard on site. It completely changed me.
Nurses are very lovely ❤
i cried
We lived at Mac with our daughter in the NICU for 343 days (from 2018-2019), we knew Nikki very well in D pod! We still have a genuine Nurse Nikki scrapbook page hanging on our daughter's wall. This video brought back a lot of memories and feelings, both good and anxious. But it was very nice to see so many familiar faces -- it is SO important to showcase the work they are doing! Thank you Violin MD for taking the time to show the world what these amazing humans can do -- staff and babies!
As someone who works in the medical ICU, the NICU is an entirely different ball game!! Those tiny humans are so fragile. I commend my colleagues who work with our smallest patients. Great video! Thanks for sharing xx
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I’m so happy you found her I can’t even begin but on a m no
Thank you so much on behalf of your NICU nurse colleagues. Let me just say that WE are equally in awe of what YOU do! Everything is so complex and BIG.
Thank you for what you do! Much respect!
As someone who was born premature, it's amazing to see these kinds of procedures! I remember my mom telling me all these stories of my birth and I was able to look though my records when i got older in a patient portal, and there were SO many x-rays, check ups, etc done and a lot of them were abnormal! I was able to officially get home, no more doctor visits, around Feb the next year. I was born 3 months early at barely 2 pounds back in Sept (so I was due Dec), I will always thank the nurses and doctors at the NICU for working hard to rescue me
that's so special to hear!
Yes it’s incredible what we can do now to help babies, I was in a similar situation when I was born I was born 2 months early weighing 3.14 pounds but I also had jejunal atresia(my intestines weren’t connected)that required surgery so I had fluid inside my body where it wasn’t supposed to be ( I had other problems too because I was premature) and they drained that and I weighed 3 and a half pounds, I stayed in the Nicu for almost 2 months but now I am perfectly fine and healthy. I have a scar so everyday I look at it and it reminds me of how tough we really are, I am so grateful for the NICU staffs dedication.
Glad you are thriving!
My niece was born premature she had a month to go but her mother was being stupid eating bad things got swollen so bad. I told her she needs to go to the hospital and get checked they induced her thankfully my niece was old enough to handle the world took us a few days to get her home she was yellow that was all what wrong with her. Myself on the other hand was in nicu for a different reason I was full term but inhaled my first poop before coming out I was severely Ill the doctor told my parents that I was going to die in two 34 years later only have hearing loss and a scar on my leg.
@@simply_emma213 Emma I too had fluid drained..it collapsed my lungs as soon as I was born..I was born when mom was 6 months pregnant and thanks to all the doctors,nurses..mom used to tell me that me and my twin were super naughty irritating all the staff there!!
As a former NICU mom..this really touched me. Thankfully my son was there for about 2 wks; but it was a very stressful 2wks. The nurses really do make a difference. When my son's heart stopped I was in my room; I coded at the same exact time. When I was able the nurses brought me to the NICU and made a little space for me to be right next to him. I will NEVER forget the nurses. When I got sent home they called me EVERY time something happened. I will forever be grateful to them. Because of them and the doctors my son is now 13and taller than I am.
Wow that must've been terrifying :( I'm glad things are good now :)
I’m glad he is ok now. I’m a premi baby was well I’m 16 now. I was 24 weeks 14 oz I stayed 5 months o in the NICU
@@alondracarmona9124 I was premature mom couldn't hold maybe 40 extra pounds in her she weighed almost 600 pounds 2 kids in there and she weighed between 200-300
My son was born very premature, only 1.1lbs, & watching this video had me in tears from start to end. When the momma said “nobody understands” ..girl-an understatement. One minute amazing news, the next scary news. My son passed away at 9 days old but his nurses still keep in touch with my husband & I, & it means so much. tiny baby nurses are a true blessing. & I could never thank them enough for taking care of my son & our family.
May God ease ur pain (coming from a surviving neonate 24 week preemie)
I had my baby at 27 weeks, weighing 845g, due to severe pre eclampsia. This brought back so many memories- I was terrified and overwhelmed the first time I went into the NICU. Thankfully she did really well and is now 12 and totally healthy. I didn't see her until she was 24 hours old and we didn't get to hold her for 3 weeks (me) and nearly 4 weeks for my husband.
I could identify so much with what Paula was saying to you. We even had so many people wanting to visit her that we had to make a rota - loads of my husband's colleagues who I'd never met, and other people who we've never seen since. It felt as if they were all just wanting to see the tiniest baby they'd ever seen. I had people telling me I was lucky not to have had to push an 8lb baby out and that we were lucky to be able to sleep for the first 3 months of her life while she was in hospital- as if we slept! I was up expressing every 3 hours and we were both so worried we didn't sleep well at all. Thank you for this video and what you and all your wonderful colleagues do.
I just learned that I was accepted into the NICU for my nursing school senior partnership. I spent some time there over the summer and was just so inspired by the stories and growth of the babies. It’s such a special place to be. Thank you for highlighting this beautiful place!❤️
I as well. I never worked the nicu, but I did home health care for pediatric patients, who often spent time there. Hats off to this amazing group of staff
That's amazing Kate and congratulations!!!
@@RedRoseSeptember22 thank you so much!
My grandaughter was born 26weeks now 7yrs old and doing well , you have been chosen to do gods work here on earth May god guide you with this amazing gift every step of the way ,,,, congratulations 👏
Congratulations.
My daughter was born at 29 weeks and was in the NICU for almost 2 months. And then one of my sons was also in the NICU for about 3 weeks. I spent a lot of time there and the nurses are incredible. The NICU definitely holds a special place in my heart ❤️
i love that you sat down with the mother! that’s so incredible you let her talk about the parents perspective. this is exactly the medicine i want to go into so it’s lovely seeing it from both a parents and medical professionals point of view. thank you for your videos !
Awe! I had my son at 33 weeks. He spent almost a month in the NICU. I have severe preeclampsia and we both almost died. We are lucky to be alive. He will be 5 next month
2x preemie mom here and currently pregnant with my 3rd. Hearing Paolo's comment on how others "just don't get it" struck with me. All I could here was "you are so lucky they're alive, congrats!". Yes, I AM lucky they are alive, and I will never forget that.. But it also doesn't mean we didn't face extreme struggles during our NICU stay.
My former 27 weeker is a graduate of the McMaster NICU and I can’t thank the doctors and nurses enough! In 15 yes some things have changed and some have not. Boy the memories come flooding back 🥲 Best wishes to sweet Kalani and her mom. My thoughts are with you. Lots of love from a mom who’s been there💕
My surly preteen is a 29.5 weeker. This video brought back memories.
My mom was how I got through the first week. I'm a twin and my heart stopped mid-birth. The second I was out, I was taken to a table to resuscitate. My brother got to go home after three days. I got transferred to a NICU 45 minutes away for my first week and then back to the regular hospital for two more weeks. Mom understood my situation and was taking care of me as I was fighting PTSD (emergency c-section due to HELLP Syndrome, a variant of preeclampsia) and PPD.
I was in hospital for 4 weeks prior to my baby being born at 34 weeks. Shes still in the nicu, recovering from a sepsis infection and breathing issues. The nicu is such a rollercoster of emotions but our care team is so incredibly comforting and I feel good knowing shes getting amazing care.
My aunt is a NICU nurse. I applaud her for everything she does. It really takes a super special person to work in a NICU and I applaud every NICU nurse out there!
I applaud NICU nurses, doctors and the whole team. Handling and caring for these tiny humans must be so challenging!
They are so itty bitty!!! It's both amazing and sad to see.
My baby was in the NICU for just a week but that was long enough for me to have a huge appreciation and soft spot for the NICU nurses and doctors. They do amazing work caring for the tiniest little babies.
I had my late preterm angel at 34 weeks on 10/26/21 so as a NICU mama I agree that parents can’t understand what it’s like to have a NICU baby until you have one. Not having skin to skin right away, not having your baby in the room with you after, having to pump in a room by yourself and walk over milk multiple times a night, having to leave your baby in the hospital when you are discharged, then going to the hospital everyday and spending 6+ hours a day sitting bedside with your baby is rough. It was the worse/best 10 days of my life…
All of our nurses were amazing and I truly believe being a NICU nurse is a calling. Our nurses became friends and I am so grateful for them ❤️
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I'm so sorry about your little one Andrea :( may they rest in peace.
This brings up all sorts of memories. My first daughter was born at 29 weeks at Texas Children's in Houston. We spent 2 weeks at the Level 4 NICU there, day and night. Unfortunately, she had HLHS and there was nothing that could be done for her. So, we had to let her go. All of the nurses and doctors were the most amazing, caring people and did everything possible to support us and make us comfortable knowing our daughter was most likely never going to leave the hospital. Her little sister was born at 36 weeks, 2 months ago, and also was in the NICU for a few days, but is doing great.
Like it was mentioned in the video, you can never truly "get it" unless you've been a NICU parent, but this video does a great job highlighting the amazing work these folks are doing on a daily basis caring for these tiny babies
I sorry I can't state the words of your loss but you have a rainbow baby.
May God grant her a full and healthy life.
Even with all my ER experience, sick babies still get my heart pumping. Recently had an intubated toddler that I feel I would continuously double and triple check everything; and that was a toddler, not a premie. Kudos to NICU staff, I couldn't do it.
Thank you for giving the mother the time and space to talk about her experience. As a future aspiring neonatologist, this was very valuable to hear
Awww I am a NICU nurse, so pleased you got to go and experience it. It is truly such a wonderful place to work, the little babies are incredible and the parents are so strong. I love my job :)
Thanks for covering NICU! NICU nurse here! I love working with the babies & like the mother said we become more like their families as we ride the journey with them. I’ve kept in touch with some of my NICU families & get to watch them grow & get updates.
This made me cry because Kalani’s mom was so strong and loving 😭 I’m a nursing student and am looking forward to NICU rotations
I'm crying right now, I'm a med student and this video just confirmed me how much I want to be a neonatologist. Thank you Siobhan, for inspiring me everyday :)
It hit me hard when she showed the footprints of the first baby that she lost.
To see them and know that they belonged to a precious little angel that left their parents too soon.
I hope that those parents have been able to move forward, because you can't ever move on.
My youngest is a labor and delivery nurse. When a baby passes, they cry while they make a memory box so they can be calm and comforting when they're back with the family. They encourage everyone to take it home and put it away somewhere until they feel ready to look at it, because the time will eventually come when they want it ❤
Hey Siobhan. I just wanted to tell you that you are one of the biggest inspirations that keeps me motivated in med school. I‘ve been watching you silently for over 2 years now. Fun fact: I’m writing my diploma thesis (I study in a small country in Europe in Austria) about xray progression in patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and warnt to become a Rheumatologist just like you. I just wanted to thank you for your videos. Every time I watch you I get so excited about becoming a doctor. You are such an inspiration and I hope I will become a great doctor just like you!
Love the videos, I was in a car accident in 2020 and my girlfriend at the time was pregnant and we lost our daughter, so watching this type of video really sits differently with me! Thank you and your co-workers all around the world for all you do.
NICUs are hardcore, especially the ones caring for the youngest, most challenged babes. I did my first social work internship in one and it was took almost the whole year to get the nurses to acknowledge my presence, but I loved being able to spend time with the parents. They logged long hours and often just needed some breaks and someone with time to listen. I learned so much from the tiny humans and their rock awesome parents. Mad respect.
My son was 5 weeks early. He was taken to McMaster and I was in KW. It was hard. He is now 6 feet tall and a great guy in early 40’s. No problems developed.
I’m in nursing school and have a strong liking to working in the ICU one day. I’ve had a feeling I’d be completely passionate about NICU work but have been scared to admit it. Babies are scary! Especially tiny, sick, vulnerable babies. But this got my heart racing. I feel like I’m supposed to be there one day!
I wish we could see an update on how Kalani is doing now!
My twin sister and I were born at 28 weeks. While I don't remember anything our mom told us all kinds of stories about our time in the hospital. We were placed in the same incubator as we were born at a very small hospital. We both have scars where chest tubes were inserted. We are healthy and well. I have such appreciation and respect for those that care for the tiniest patients.
Omg same!! My sis and I were six months old when we were born and stayed incubated in the hospital for about a month. It was crazy for my parents. My dad had to donate a lot of blood for me and my sister, I believe the process is called 'phlebotomy'. My sister's lung was very fragile so she had more complications than me. Luckily, we both survived and didn't suffer any major consequences. We both are very healthy and the only thing that we have are scars.
Being a premature baby myself it is cool to see these types of videos. I was born at 26 weeks weighing 2 lbs 4 oz and hearing the stories my parents have told me about the NICU and the nurses it has really made me think of becoming a NICU nurse!
My 1st born was in NICU for 2weeks it was so hard I developed anxiety and depression due to that experience and just like the mom said the nurses were the best support system you could have … forever grateful for the staff in the NICU ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
If possible, I’d love a future update video on the baby. Now I’m invested in her🥺
As a NICU mama, love watching this ❤️ NICU doctors and nurses are angels
I applaud every nicu nurse. My twins were born at 36 wks and they were in the nicu for 10 days. The nicu nurses were so sweet and really motivational 💗
As an adult ICU Nurse Practitioner, this is just so amazing. I love how you involved mom!
I haven't come across anyone else who has shown the various health care professionals in such an informative way. They're so valuable for those still trying to find their niche and I would have loved to have this going into nursing school
Thank you. I was a 29 week premie, born with Cerebral Palsy, and 6 months to the day after birth, a VP shunt was placed due to hydrocephalus caused a brain hemorrhage. It was amazing to watch the care and love of families, and the NICU staff.
my daughter spent a good portion of her newborn life at that exact nicu, horribly scary time
now, she’s a totally happy and healthy 7 year old !
i’m so glad you get to show so many people how truly amazing the staff there is!
Kindo
I wasn't premature, but when I was born with Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele and had to be in the NICU for several weeks they put the IV in my head! I don't know if they had to change that when I was officially diagnosed with Hydrocephalus 2 weeks after birth and had to get my first shunt in my brain.
It's interesting to see how NICUs work in Canada as opposed to the USA!
My son tried to come early as well & they put the IV in his head also..my family freaked
I love this!!! My son was in this NICU for 4 months when he was born at 25 weeks. Recognizing the rooms and hallways and even some of the docs and nurses brought back so many memories! So grateful for these staff and to God for the miracle of my son!
NICU team members are a special breed of human with astonishing super powers! 💯
Also: Saying “Nikki in the NICU” is just delightful.
I'm a mom of a baby born at 35 weeks, by C-Section, due to PreEclampsya and although he was not born as early I can definitely understand how this mom is feeling! Our babies are pure miracles but to have to take in this terrifying experience is so scary and so anxiety inducing. I 100% agree that NICU nurses are a different type of breed! The thing that made my experience easiest was the nurses at my hospitals NICU. This video opened my eyes so much more to what mothers that go into labor so early have to go through.
When I was born, I was at risk of dying when those wonderful doctors and nurses in the NICU took good care of me. I will forever be grateful of those in the medical field who took special care of me during that difficult time and never gave up💕
My child was born with congenital heart disease and spent time in the NICU. The nurses there were my rock. They cared for my child so well, can't count the times when I went in the morning to find the nurse holding and rocking him. Their support made so much difference, I don't have words to say how grateful I am. So I decided to become a pediatric nurse and am starting my first semester this January. Thank you for this video!
As a fellow NICU mama this video makes my heart smile. These little babies are such warriors ❤️
He was born at 36 weeks 3 days and was intubated for a month, on CPAP for a week or so, on HI flow for a couple weeks and now is home after a 11 week NICU stay
Glad he is home!!🤍
Its crazy seeing you go from 1st yr med student to a 5th yr med resident! I'm so proud of you and I feel honored watching this progress!! ❤❤❤
i’m studying for my med entrance exams rn, and your videos are the perfect break, learning but fun, thank you so much!
so glad to hear that - and good luck with your exam studying!!
@@ViolinMD omgg thank you sm siobhan :)
Good luck on your exam
@@krishnasanyal7 thank youu!!
@@hithachitlur1503 hope you did well
My wife had to have a C section on July 6th of this year. It was pretty scary for both of us, scary for my wife because she had to have major surgery and scary for me being in there holding my wife's hand while they were performing the C section, and then being happy that I was finally meeting my son, but also worried about my wife at the same time. After they stabilized him I left the OR and went to be with him, I think I annoyed some of the nurses, because for 45 minutes, I kept asking if my wife was doing okay. Our son is almost 5 months old and he smiles with his mouth wide open at literally everyone and everything, especially ceiling fans, because he finds ceiling fans entertaining for some reason.
Thank you for showing this! My baby girl was born at 22+3 and we still in nicu day 135 days
I love this! i was a fellow preemie born at 24 weeks 1lb07oz. its amazing to see the care and also to see them thrive. truly miracles when even medicine may initially have doubt - my mom was told I wouldn't survive. Currently in Nursing school and definitely a specialty I am considering. ❤
I was born prematurely at 30 weeks. I was in the NICU for months untill I finally went home. My mom said she was terrified because she had to get an emergency C section. My parents stayed everyday with me. Eventually I made it out. 22 years later I’m a pediatric nurse. Hoping to work in NICU very soon. It’s crazy what the families go through my hearts are with them❤️
Hello there, my sister had her little girl 3 weeks ago, she was born at 23+3 weeks weighing 340g due to severe preeclampsia.
We live in Germany so the care for preemies is a little different, but it is very challenging especially during a pandemic.
So every parent who has a baby in the NICU, I salute you and wish you all the best.
Thankfully my niece is doing really well, but she still has a very long way ahead of her.
Life as a NICU mom is very difficult, cause you never know one day can be great and then a bad day follows.
So all the best to all the families going through something similar!
NICU is hectic. I did a 3 week PT placement in special care/NICU and it was so far removed from anything we prepared for in school 😂
The smallest baby they had was a 22 weeker with a 458g birth weight.
My baby was born 2 weeks ago and she had to go into the nicu for 48 hours. We had a rough delivery and her heart rate went from 140 to 60 in seconds. Seeing all of those doctors rush into the room to bring her heart rate back up was so scary. Not being able to do skin to skin with her right away and not being able to take her home right away was so hard. The nicu nurses were amazing and helped so much.
My niece was born at 23 weeks. I thought I understood what she and her mother went through but until you showed all the different steps of care I didn't know. Thanks for sharing 🧡
I am absolutely in awe of all NICU staff! I work in labor and delivery and I assist in delivering many premature and very sick babies and I’ll never cease to be amazed in all that the NICU does to keep those kiddos growing and surviving ❤️
Nothing is more scary for a parent. With my first child, at 24 weeks there was a chronic abruption, partial placenta previa, and he was frank breech. Thankfully after many sleepless nights and months of testing my son was able to be carried full term and was delivered by c-section happy and healthy, albeit a little blue due to the reverse amniocentesis.
I was born a few weeks premature, so it’s really cool to see what it might’ve looked like while I was in the hospital. Thanks for this, and may God bless you and all healthcare workers for all you do :)
My first clinical instructor was a NICU nurse. She went hard. The organization and attention to detail is so amazing. She kicked my ass but I’m so grateful for it.
Yaaassss!!!!! I’ve been thinking about becoming a nicu nurse (former nicu baby here) I just don’t if I could keep up physically because of some health issues.
Maybe there's something like a volunteer program where you can help the families with NICU babies?
@@Polopony20. What a great idea!!
I was born 2 months early, 35 years ago. One of the top neonatal doctors happened to be teaching at Kingston General who saved both mine and my mother’s life. I was there for over a month so grateful that I recovered and have had 3 full term babies of my own. Hugs to all NICU babies, parents and staff!
Wow, those nurses really go above and beyond. And Kalani is such a beautiful name, I am crossing my fingers and toes for her too that she grows big and strong! ❤️
I had a baby in the NICU he was born at 31 weeks I just remember when he finally moved into the open cot and I could finally feel like a mother and then his first time getting milk from breast feeding now he’s a healthy happy 5 month old 🥰
You’re so compassionate and supportive.
This is so cool to see other people, parents who also had kids born really pre-maturely like myself who was born at 24 weeks and 6 days in Ottawa Canada. This past year I got see my medical records and look through them myself for the first time even with hearing all the stories through the years. Is there anyone whose a fan of Siobhan’s channel who also have tales of dealing with having a trachea for long extended period of time? Or anyone who similarly had their vocal chords accidentally cut due to complications of being born between 22-25 weeks?
Are you related to Ralph Rowe? 🤨😑
@@user-cz9rq3xf5y depends, did Ralph Rowe grow up in New Brunswick province?
@@mnickrowe he was former OPP police officer, boys scouts leader, and a anglican church priest. So yeah might be possible that he was from and grew up in that area.
Man I almost lost it at the footprints and the decorations in the room. Currently in maternity as a student nurse, looking forward to these rotations, hopefully I can get to be in the nicu.
Thank you, Siobhan, for highlighting the NICU.
My daughter was in the NICU for almost a week (obviously very different than those who spend months there, but still a scary start to life as a Mom), and I can hands-down agree with Paola that the nurses were what kept my spirits up. I was able to stay on the couch in her room and get up to help with her cares, and one night my precious little baby projectile pooped all over her bed. The nurse was amazing - we just looked at each other and burst out laughing - it was just what my spirit needed. It's still one of my best memories from those days.
I love how everyone comes together to work as a team to provide care for patients. Its incredible also seeing how everyone knows exactly what they need to be doing and kept so calm!
I would like to know how mom feels now, after a year.
I'm a mom of 2 NICU graduates. And I know the feeling on the moment is terrifying.
But now, when my kids face a challenge, I can smile and relax and know that they can hand whatever comes.
I guess it's easier to know that both my kids have faced the worst and came through. They have grit and perseverance that most adults have never dealt with, they will be okay.
I was born at 30 weeks. My mom was 40 years old, had to have an emergency c-section and had to be put under general anesthesia due to other complications. Neither of my parents were able to even see me for two weeks after I was born because the hospital I was born at only had a Level II NICU and my care required Level IV. My lungs weren’t developed, they weren’t able to give my mom any steroids before delivery, I had one lung collapse, required multiple blood transfusions, and have UV light therapy for jaundice.
My parents were able to bring me home after I stayed in the NICU for about 9 weeks. And even then a nurse still had to do home visits daily for another 2 weeks afterwards to make sure I was gaining weight.
Thank you for showing how much dedication these NICU healthcare providers have for their patients. ❤️
As a NICU mom, one aspect that was incredibly hard was when they put me in the postpartum floor. I was recovering by myself without my baby who was in the NICU and I could hear healthy newborn babies crying and being cared for by their mothers all day and night. I saw the healthy baby nursery nurses bringing the babies back and forth to mommas rooms and it was so hard walking past that every day when I would take my pumped milk to the nursery to visit my baby.
This paragraph perfectly describes the “no one gets it” feeling. No one even thinks about how hard that is.
- fellow nicu mama
@@caitlynnmae2475 thanks. I hope y’all are doing ok.
My mother was a NiCU level 3 nurse for twenty plus years and on the flight team she loved her job taking care of the sick babies and making sure they got the best attention they needed. Ty for you're medical services ma'am. :)
Wow thank you for sharing. In Australia we do not have nurse practitioners like they do in Canada and the US. I am seeing one for a medical check up. So it will be interesting. Nikki seemed really knowledgeable and compassionate. The care and dedication is incredible
My twin nieces were born at 28 wks and we're in NICU for three months. It takes such special people to work in the NICU. Without all of the different types of doctors, nurses, respiratory and so many others my nieces wouldn't be here today and doing so well in college at 19yrs old. Thank you for sharing your time in NICU.
Nurses. After 4 months in the NICU we brought our 26-weeker home. He had difficult nights. The nurses said oh yes, he would have difficult nights, but there was 1 nurse who said he never, ever gave her a problem. It's like he knew when she was caring for her. We noticed this for the months she cared for him. Brings back a lot of memories - good and bad. He is now 26 with cerebral palsy - but able to walk with a walker. He's a joy!
Props to the workers in the NICU! It's a whole new world, I couldn't even imagine working with such small humans.
I loved this video. Especially being able to actually see the patient and follow them along. So beautiful and praying for health and strength to little kalani!
Those carers, how skilled they are, I would have been terrified even though I've worked in adult ICUs. All the tiny drug doses to work out, plus their extreme fragility, just a different ball game.
Ahhhh! I’m a NICU nurse and got soo excited when I saw the title of this video! Thanks for sharing 💗
I was born at 27 weeks, weighing 2 lbs (length-wise i went from my father's wrist to his elbow), almost 29 years ago, which was a feat to save a baby that early even back then. I stayed in the hospital for 6 months, spent 14 months under oxygen and 28 weeks being tube fed. I was also given corticosteroids to help my lungs grow considering they weren't fully developed. I was the first case of my neonatalogist/pediatrician and he followed me for the next 18 years and he has truly been the best. I still have a card that was signed by all the staff that took care of me, with a personalized message from each of them. I was told countless stories such as one of the nurse taking me when she was doing rounds in the nursery, or another one taking me out of the unit during summer days when she was taking her lunch outside when I was a little healthier. (Also shoutout to the nurse who let my mother touch my head in the incubator even the head nurse wouldn't allow it, it meant the world to my mom after weeks of not being able to do so and not even being able to see her baby after i was born.) Even though I have absolutely no memory of any of that, or the doctors and nurses that took care of me, every time I went back for an appointment, they recognized my parents and inquired about me, how I was doing and asked how my parents were doing. It's honestly incredible the work that they did (i look back at pictures of me as a baby and can't believe I'm here) and that they keep doing. Best wishes to littke Kalani and Paola.
I was born Premature at 6 months and and these procedures are really informative as when my mom told me how i went through things like this when i was born and we actually have a picture of me as a newborn inside an incubator holding my brothers hand and to remember how tiny i was i was born at 620 grams and always when i go to my doctor and when i get to see a new doctor they always mention how much i have grown since(: and i also wish luck to all premie babies and their parents
I loved this! Thank you for including us! 💕 those sweet little babies, praying for them!
6:52 YES the nurses are what helped me get through everything! I love them! I still talk to them on FB, they’ve been there for my daughter since birth.
Another super-interesting video. If it is possible --- maybe you could follow baby Kalani's medical journey a little further down the line.
My favorite video by far!
Love how you integrated actual patients! So cool! Thanks for sharing your journey!
Yall are just angels looking after little angels 🧡 my heart goes to every parent and sweet little one going through this 🧡
NICU parents are the strongest on the planet. It is the most painfully exhausting and horrible experience I can think of. I’d almost liken it to being in prison. You can never be alone with your baby, you have some freedom in the choices that are made, but very few. Especially with Covid going on, there are SO MANY restrictions so both parents can’t really be around at the same time in many cases. It truly is a VERY isolating thing to endure. Everyone wants to be happy for you and send gifts and clothes and it’s near impossible to feel the joy of having your baby while they’re in the hospital. My heart goes out to all the NICU parents in the world. I hope so much that you all get out with a healthy, happy baby like I got to. 💙💙💙
Awww man when the parent spoke about her baby and how no one gets it I just balled my eyes out 💔 what a strong amazing mum she is
As someone who was born prematurely, it’s amazing that you made this video. I was supposed to be born it March but instead I was born in January. I was 1 month and 1 week early. My mom and dad have been telling me stories about everything my mom actually got bit by a spider before I was born! It’s amazing that my mom has had 3 kids 2 were born early and 1 born late!
Nikki is such a kind soul and gentle touch as well, god bless her.
I didn’t lose a baby but my son weighed 8lbs 9oz and was full term. He just had a little water on lungs and had to be intubated 24 hours. When I was scrubbing in I saw all these women around my baby’s crib. They were very happy and said this is what a baby is supposed to look like! They took me one by one to show me their babies, all barely over a pound. One baby was so tiny it was hard to keep a IV in her. She kept popping them. One barely over a pound with a shunt and it kept needing to be changed. That was in 1990 so now they have advanced of course.
Incredible, thank you for capturing this. It really makes me appreciate humankind, especially our human nurses working in the NICU. big thanks to that time for being so supportive and dependable.
My son was in NICU but only for a week. We had sort if the opposite problem of these babies. He was full term but weighed in at 11lbs 4oz (5170 grams) and was stuck in the birth canal with his arm behind his back. When he finally made it out (VBAC), his arm was a bit floppy and his glucose levels were all over the map (not unusual with big babies even though I didn't have gestational diabetes. The nurses and doctors of the NICU were truly amazing. We were very lucky at our short stay and my son is now a healthy 19 yr old but I'll never forget those few days in the world of the NICU. While he was there my son was 6 or 7 times bigger than the babies I saw that week & 10x bigger than some micro-premies. It was astonishing to see the difference between my big bruiser of a baby to the teeny tiny sweet babies. We are so lucky to be near that same amazing hospital that Siobhan was at.
Paola is right on. Those congratulatory messages, while well-intentioned, are solidly gutting. It’s a very lonely experience, and PTSD is common. NICU staff are amazing. Thanks Siobhan for capturing this!
My baby was in the NICU and my heart will always go out to all the nurses and drs there! They do so much more than just caring for the babies, those nurses help hold the parents together too. I can’t tell you how many times I would completely forget to shower or eat and one of the nurses would come in and remind me to take time for myself. Several times when I couldn’t sleep at night out of fear, I’d sit in a chair by the isolator watching tv on a teeny tiny screen and one of the nurses always stayed a little longer on her rounds to watch a bit of my show with me and laugh a bit together. The workers there genuinely help keep family members sane while caring for tiny babies in a very fragile state AND still having to care for themselves as well!
(My little one was only 4.5 pounds and born with a collapsed lung. She had a procedure shortly after birth and remained on oxygen and a feeding tube while she grew and got strong enough to come home. She’s now a thriving toddler that seems to never slow down😆)
I loved this video. Getting to hear from a patients mother and what she is going through. ❤️❤️