Apparently, it's all about talking to the right people. We ran into the head of the NICU last night:
- D: "Who's going to be the gatekeeper on when we can hold him?"
- Dr. K: "You've never held him before?"
- D: "No."
- Dr. K: "Oh, you're going to hold this baby."
- D: "Sometime soon?"
- Dr. K: "No, now! It's been 44 days...this baby needs to be held!"
- D: (tears forming) "Really?"
The last time we asked the same question, we were told that we should probably wait to hold him until:
- He was extubated again.
- His arterial line was taken out.
- He was tolerating full feeds through his G-tube.
Fortunately, it looks like we've broken the seal. D just talked to today's nurse, who said we can hold him again when we go down there this afternoon.
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