http://www.tucsonmama.com/2009/11/17/one-of-our-favorite-people/ for the independent-minded Tucson mama (or daddy) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.tucsonmama.com/2009/11/17/one-of-our-favorite-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2292 Mindy Oum Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:29 +0000 http://www.tucsonmama.com/?p=673#comment-2292 My daughter Madison was born at UMC and spent 3months in the NICU. She was born at 26wks weighing 1lb 13ozs she truly is a miracle. The volunteers are wonderful especially since the NICU is not set up for parents to stay 24hrs (that is changing :-) ). I was heartbroken I could not be there all the time and trust me if you tried to fall asleep they would not let you. I was there from morning till night but then I had to go home. (I did pull some 24hr shifts, but your body only allows so much of that) There was usually someone there to cuddle my little one when I was not. It is also great cause believe it or not some of these tiny babies dont get the cuddles they need. It takes a very special person to work or volunteer at the NICU, its very hard to watch these tiny little babies suffer. Thank you Edna for your dedication to our babies. Mindy My daughter Madison was born at UMC and spent 3months in the NICU. She was born at 26wks weighing 1lb 13ozs she truly is a miracle. The volunteers are wonderful especially since the NICU is not set up for parents to stay 24hrs (that is changing ). I was heartbroken I could not be there all the time and trust me if you tried to fall asleep they would not let you. I was there from morning till night but then I had to go home. (I did pull some 24hr shifts, but your body only allows so much of that) There was usually someone there to cuddle my little one when I was not. It is also great cause believe it or not some of these tiny babies dont get the cuddles they need. It takes a very special person to work or volunteer at the NICU, its very hard to watch these tiny little babies suffer. Thank you Edna for your dedication to our babies. Mindy

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