The main unit of the NICU was one long room, and lined on both sides were about 8 to 10 isolettes. Isolettes holding babies as tiny and sick as Liam, protected from the light of the room , by what looked like specially designed quilts. There were 2 types of isolettes, and Liam spent the first month or so, in what they call a Giraffe Omnibed. These beds are specifically designed to allow for as much care as needed for a baby, without all the handling from the outside world. The babies can be weighed right from their beds.
What I remember most vividly, before even getting a glimpse of Liam was this sensation of pure heat !! I don't remember if the NICU itself was warm, or if it was just the emotional and physical exhaustion hitting me, but boy was I glad to be in that wheelchair !!! I could feel the emotion just from entering the main room. All the babies, and their families...the exhausted parents, the fear and uncertainty we were all facing. Were we really going to be able to handle this ? And was everything going to be alright ? Only time would tell.....
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