Tonight, Mariah and I were given a timetable when Nicholas will be coming home. Dr. Harlan said Nicholas will be ready to come home around the time when he's 37-38 weeks gestation. Basically, Nicholas will be coming home within the next 3-4 weeks!!!!! They will know a more definite time in the next 7-10 days because the older he gets the more he will progress. Dr. Harlan did say Nicholas will come home on a monitor (a big relief for us) and he's uncertain whether or not Nicholas will come home on oxygen. That will of course depend on how well he does in the next few weeks.
Mariah and I are both excited and nervous about Nicholas coming home. As is the case with preemies we will "room in" before we bring Nicholas home. "Room in" means that we will stay at the hospital in a room and take care of Nicholas for a full day and night so we will be comfortable in bringing him home. We may "room in" for 2 nights but that is yet to be determined.
As I have posted on here before we won't allow visitors for the first few weeks that Nicholas is home. We just don't want to take a chance of him getting sick and having to go right back to the hospital. We also ask that when we allow visitors that no more than 2 at a time come. Also, please do not bring children when you come. Nicholas can't go to daycare because of other children and it would not make sense to put him in the very environment we are keeping him away from.
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