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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Baby Kelso is finally here! He has stolen our hearts but is also keeping us on the edge of our seats!! 😍🤪
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Hi! I'm Taylor Calmus, a Colorado-based actor/comedian. I started Dude Dad© two weeks before my son Theo was born as a way to stay creative while learning to be a father. My wife Heidi and I now have 3 kids and over 300+ videos. My purpose for the channel is to entertain, enlighten and inspire.
In addition to Dude Dad©, I have been in numerous TV shows, commercials, and have regular appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live. I will also be hosting my own TV show called "Super Dad" on the new Magnolia Network / Discovery+. Heidi and the kids will also be a part of the show. I am originally from the rural community of Howard, South Dakota.
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I had tears streaming down and then you said he just needs a couple more days. I busted out laughing. Glad you found the pacifier and trusted that random nought of blessing.
Time... for some time now this has become my favorite word. Time. Congratulations on wonderful addition to your team! That baby is lucky to have you guys.
Yup, I definitely cried. My suprise #5 baby was born at home in 2020. She came so fast, I was completely alone. I caught her and held her close until help came. She had a breathing scare too(while still at home). I really felt your birth story and I'm giving Heidi the biggest virtual hug. Sending love and prayers to your beautiful growing family!! Kelso is a blessed boy and so precious ❤
@@ThisIsFiftyWithLil and we're lucky to have him!
@@justsomelady8620 Wow, thanks for sharing!
I love how your dad instincts kicked in, and it ended up saving him from something much more invasive. Praise the Lord. Great job mama and dad. Congratulations💛
Ditto everything you said! Praise God in these moments!❤He's beautiful and Heidi, you Look Amazing!!🎉
Same sentiments from me. Way to go Calmus’!🎉
i’m so so happy
Yes to all that^^^ ❤❤
Dad mode kicked in, Praise God! Congratulations Heidi and Taylor!
I love your dad instincts. People talk about a mother's instinct, but often leave out a father's, which deserves more of an emphasis. You made his first moments in this world much easier. Well done!
On a side note, awesome editing to this video! Really great!
Dads can even go through their own pregnancy symptoms and can have post partum depression. I think most people don't realize the physical effects Dads go through, let alone the emotional.
Dads definitely deserve more recognition! When me and my brother were little, our parents took us to their friends’ house. They had this big in-ground pool. My brother, who was about 3, wandered off from the adults and fell into the pool. They were busy with something and didn’t notice it. Suddenly our dad turned around, with two or three giant leaps he was at the pool and pulled my brother, who was face down in water, out. Nobody noticed or saw anything, but our dad somehow knew.
That was God... "Tayler, give your son the pacifier." Good job not thinking twice or asking for permission. You're baby Kelso's hero. Heidi, you are such a glowing, strong, amazing and beautiful mommy. What a blessing Kelso is. ❤
My thoughts exactly!
Such a God thing ❤
Made me cry.......its so touching
I thought the same thing. God gives wisdom to all who seek it(him).
@@JYYB Oh yeah, my eyes did not spare me either. 🥲💙
I agree. Gods hands guiding his.
Seeing Taylor's face after Kelso comes out made me smile laugh and cry all as the same time. So precious 💖
Literally crying. And Taylor, how you talk about Heidi is so special
teamwork makes the dream work :)
Yep. Me too. Sweet baby. Get’s me every time.
I'm a retired nurse with some high risk OB experience.
Meconium aspiration is serious, as you have seen. I'm so glad Kelso is doing well so far. If you have to go and he has to stay awhile, it will be really hard on you. I had to do this with one of my kids and leaving without your baby is rough. But he is getting the care he needs, and you will have him home with your family soon. ❤
Me too. RN. HROB.
I saw that the amniotic fluid was meconium stained😳
‘I’m a big mess, actually’. Such honesty 😢 thank you for sharing this difficult part of your life. Wishing you and kelso quick recoveries.
Congratulations. Both of my girls are NICU graduates and are thriving now, but it is such a difficult time. I remember leaving the hospital without my baby and feeling like my world was falling apart, and all the guilt of wanting to be home with my other kid but also supporting the baby. Just try to give yourself time to recover and know this won't be forever. Sending you all lots of love❤
I have 2 NICU graduates too ❤
I felt the same way leaving my baby in the NICU. Hes currently my first and only. I remember being thankful that I at least didn't have another child at home to worry about so I was able to spend most of my time with my baby. But I broke down ten times on the way to the car and even days later when I'd have to leave him.
Congratulations!! The same thing happened with my daughter. She was in the NICU for 7 days. Now she is loud, healthy, full of life and a huge set of strong lungs 11 year old. Y'all are in my prayers. I know it is scary. Welcome to the world Kelso
NICU mamas unite. I’m over here having flashbacks praying for Kelso and family.
The unrivaled and amazing determination of a mother during labor and pushing the baby out. it blows me away everytime💜
I’m 8 months pp and cry at the drop of a hat. This has me sobbing. Praise the Lord for that beautiful little boy and for putting it on Taylor’s heart to give the baby the pacifier! Thank you Lord that Heidi is an amazing woman to her husband and her children and that her birth went well and thank you to the doctors for NOT jumping the gun anyway and for helping Heidi and baby Kelso
I’m also in my 8th month and already knew I was gonna be crying! I’m due April 20th and can’t wait to do this one last time 💕 I pray we both have easy deliveries and healthy little ones 🤗
I've had five children and my youngest one is five and a half years old and i'm still sobbing. Birth stories get me every time!!! I'm so incredibly happy that everything's going to be okay! Mine we're all natural, good job Heidi!!!
I’m 21 weeks pregnant with my second and that got me teary eyed and so excited to meet my baby all at the same time ♥️
I’m 6 months PP and I just sobbed too, best was the ending! He just needs a couple more days. ❤
@@cindybailey465 Right?! Mine's 20 and I am still sobbing!
Got emotional with the talk about watching Heidi prepare the last week. Seeing her getting ready and empowered despite knowing how painful it is.. so good to see. I’m currently on my 7th pregnancy(third surviving baby so far) and I am having a lot of anxiety remembering labor (did both babies before without epidurals) and how hard it is. But recently I keep getting reminded that I was built for this and I can do it. And this video helped me a lot. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Edit-okay I didn’t see the even more emotional stuff til after I wrote this and wow that is so much to happen after having your baby! Prayers!
Thank you for sharing your story, this is super inspirational for want-to-be moms like me! I've always felt that I'll probably need to forgo epidurals (I don't do well with pain meds) and I'd also like to have a natural birth if possible. People always say that it's semi-impossible to do and I was feeling discouraged. It's good to hear other women's stories and see that it is possible even in the present day. So thank you this really blessed me!! Wishing you the best on your delivery journey!
Crying right now! PRAYERS for Kelso, Heidi and Taylor!!
Oh my goodness. I love that phrase "he just needs a couple more days" has come full circle. Sending so much love and good thoughts your way!
We've watched yall on UA-cam for a while. My son was born at 27 weeks and 4 days. We spent just under 4 months in the NICU. It feels impossible, overwhelming, and scary, but just remember yall aren't alone. My son is 4 now and is thriving. He's the reason I started our nonprofit to help NICU families. You'll be amazed at how resilient babies are. Thinking of yall. Kelso has amazingly tough parents ❤
Wow what a fast delivery. Congratulations on bringing a beautiful boy into the world. I’m praying that Kelso get better soon and everybody get to go home.
Thank you so much!
Man, was it fast!! Good thing they were so close to the hospital! Imagine if they were 30min away!
This feels so monumental now but will just be a blip in the birth story later. That is one healthy looking boy. We are all going to enjoy watching him grow with your other kids. Good job, Heidi!
This brought a tear to my eye. Congratulations you guys.
Me too! ❤
Same! Congratulations Kelso! ( & the rest of you, too!)❤
As a nicu nurse this birth story brought tears to my eyes. ❤️ Hang in there! He is such a sweet little boy. He just needs a couple more days! ❤️❤️❤️
Being a NICU parent isn't something I would wish on anyone, no one wants to be in this group but tons and tons of us are. Brought back so emotions. Thinking of you both and all the kids!
I am 70 years old and far removed from the time of our own childrens' births, but found myself moved to tears as I watched this. Thank you Heidi and Taylor for sharing this experience with us.
How is it even possible to look so good after giving birth to another human being? Heidi and Taylor: I love you, our heavenly father is with you, giving you strength through the toughness of the situation. You both inspire so many people, this got me the feels. We'll be praying for your wellbeing. Thank you for sharing this.
Fast labour--at least 7 out of 10 times.
No kidding. I didn't look this good after one let alone 4. Heidi you are a rock star mama. ❤
@@AlbertaRose94 I had three fast labors, and I looked like I just ran a marathon! 🥴 Heidi is ridiculously beautiful. 🤷♀
@@AlbertaRose94nah I gave birth in two hours and looked like a troll 🤣
Heidi is the most amazing creature! She carries around a basketball for almost a year, then hardly blinks when she gives birth. Otto was fast, but this little guy was mach speed!
I am in awe of how far you both have come since you were serenading her. God is so GOOD!
Heidi, girl you are a champ! Beautiful baby boy! 🙏🏻 God bless you and your family! 💙
Heidi says "Thanks!"
We had our third in Nov. Came super fast and didn't get all the fluid squeezed out....had a 5 day NICU stay. Your story touched us deeply, and we feel how it is to have postpartum not go the way you planned and not get all the baby snuggles and bonding right away.
Oh my goodness! This story hits home so much. Our 4th baby was also in the NICU, and did get intubated. They had to drive her to a hospital an hour and a half away from us right after she was born so we were separated for a few hours. Hardest thing of my life! I hope Kelso is doing better, and that Heidi is also doing ok!
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I’m crying here! I’m so glad he was more stable than they thought - paise God!
Your stories make me less nervous to have my own child. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us.
You got this!
As the Dad of a preterm baby, this gave me all the feels. Be strong; it gets harder the longer you are there, but just know he will be home with you soon ❤
That was emotional, holy cow. Congratulations, he is just a precious little nugget!
he's so perfect
Congratulations!! My son was in the NICU for 9 days. It’s only been about eight months since he was born and I’m still processing how traumatic that was. Any amount of time there is hard. Praying you get to bring him home soon. ❤
I’m tearing up. Great job Heidi - can’t believe he arrived in 2 minutes! and thank God Taylor found that binkie! Congratulations and welcome Kelso! 🎉
Blessings to Heidi for putting her life on the line to deliver this beautiful soul. Honor to Dad for listening to his instincts and showing the world how strong Kelso really is. Love and Blessings to Kelso, our sweet, perfect and precious nephew ❤
I am just so grateful baby man is alive and well, and will be home soon. He is a Calmus, he is a strong little fighter, and he and his siblings are gonna beat this world together. He already surprised the doctors in a great way by taking to the pacifier and letting them know they were overreacting a pinch on the severity of things. Good man, Kelso. Good man.
Heidi & Dude Dad, you don’t know us but I feel like you’re part of our family. This was incredibly emotional to watch. What an experience-I’m crying over here tears of happiness for Kelso’s arrival as well as tears for what you must be feeling. I hope you can feel our prayers from Pennsylvania ❤️
Thanks for following along Anna!
From one NICU family to another, we feel your pain and excitement right along with you. Our little boy was in the NICU for four weeks last year, also from meconium aspiration. Your story hits very close to home, but know that you have a strong community of NICU parents supporting you. It looks like Kelso is moving along really quickly, so we pray you get to bring him home soon. Congratulations!!
Well, now I’ve thoroughly washed my eyes and face 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Sending all of our growing and healing love to Kelso and Momma and good job daddy
We are very lucky that you chose to share this story with us. Much love from your fans!
This made me pick my 5 month old son up and hug and kiss the hell out of him! Our children are the best things that ever happened to us. Congratulations on the beautiful addition to your family!
Thank God baby Kelso is healthy. Taylor, you giving Kelso the pacifier was 💯 divine intervention.
Heidi, you made giving birth look so easy. Glad you’re doing well. Love and blessings to all ❤
Congratulations Calmus family.
Hang in there! I had two babies that needed time in the NICU for different reasons. It can be hard to spend that early time apart, but he will be well taken care of and home before you know it. Those NICU nurses are the sweetest people on the planet.
Thanks for the tears guys!!! So glad he’s doing better and congrats to you both!!! Way to go Heidi, you didn’t even have time to prepare for that little bundle of joy!!! What a blessing I’m so happy for you both ❤
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Why am I crying….prayers for Kelso and Heidi and Taylor. Taylor I do believe Kelso’s Guardian Angel was helping. Congratulations!
Watching this with my birthday girl as I relive my own daughter's delivery 6 years ago tonight. She is thriving and the delight of my life. We are so glad Kelso is doing better. 💜
97 hours of labor with a 4° episiotomy...my daughter was covered in meconium. She aspirated it too. They kept her two weeks on antibiotics then she was fine. Congrats on all those kids! You are so lucky. 💖
That is one super long labor! My first labor was 40 hours and I’d never heard anyone say there’s was more than that. Glad it ended well!❤❤❤
Girl I had a super long labor too! 4 1/2 days. I ended up with an emergency c-section because baby's heart rate dropped from 187 to 87.
And I thought my 36 hours of labor, then 3 hours of hard pushing was long. Turns out I had nothing to complain about, lol. They ended up doing a C-section where they accidentally cut into my uterine artery, so we ended up staying a week in the hospital. I didn't get to hold our baby for the first time for over 24-hours, but his dad did, so that made me feel much better.
My granddaughter had the same issue, scared the daylights out of us. Thankfully, she’s a healthy and strong 9 year old now ❤️. Hang in there Mom and Dad, Kelso will be fine👶🏼. Keep us updated ❤️❤️
I am so sorry Kelso had issues and was taken so fast. That’s got to be ROUGH mom & dad! Heidi soo precious to see all your births. Thanks for sharing, and thanks Taylor for creating!. Amazing family. Kelsie is my name. Nikname Kelso, I APPROVE 🤪
Congratulations! It's so hard when they're taken to the NICU and you're all alone. I'm still processing that myself almost 2 years later, but you work through it in waves. We'll pray for your family. ❤
Thank you :)
Ecxactly. I felt like someone stole my baby, that first night without him was a nightmare. But Baby are fighters, he willl come through. Wish you lots of patience and God’s comfort through these days.
I'm so thankful he's getting the care he needs but I'm sorry he aspirated meconium. That delivery was so fast, you did an excellent job Momma💙
Heidi talking about processing that first hour hit me all over again. I had twins that were whisked away with breathing problems and taken 1/2 hour away by ambulance to NICU. I was a mess until I was able to hold my son the next day. Then I knew it would be alright.
There's nothing like that moment you first see the face of the little person you've been feeling move and hiccup for all those months. I did this seven times and it was always miraculous. Way to go, Dad, too, for saving him from that invasive procedure. Congratulations! He is beautiful!
❤ "he just needs a few more days" praying for a speedy healing for kelso and heidi!
Also taylors comments on his favorite part of pregnancy were SO beautiful!!
I’m a doula in the springs! Love your little (now big family) and praying for your little guy!
“He just needs a few more days..” there have been so many times my husband had believed for me or stayed positive in hard times with our kids. We have four too and while mamas are so strong and Heidi is amazing God gave the family a dad for moments like these!
Thank you for sharing such an intimate time in your lives. To see the fear and joy upon both of your faces brings tears to my eyes. Heidi, you’re such a rock star ⭐️! Taylor, you’re such a great support for her. Praising her for the difficult task she’s of birthing baby and making sure she’s loved on and cared for after. You guys are an extremely humorous family but you are just as much or even more loving. Here’s to a speedy recovery! Congratulations! Welcome to the family, Baby Kelso! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I had one of my sons in just under an hour. Kelso is so beautiful. Heidi didn't look spent at all right after delivery. Pretty as always. I hope that Kelso's lungs clear up without further issues.
Congratulations on your new family member!
Guys, this is such a private and personal story. It’s beautiful and wondrous, even miraculous. Tears here. Thank you both SO much for sharing, even when it’s hard and vulnerable. Prayers for continued healing.
Experienced mom pushing is no joke. I had my fourth a couple of months ago and the pushing was instantaneous. The nurse was like: ‘ok, you’re fully dilated. Let’s do a practice push while we wait for the OB. Good push. Wait! Stop!… Well… he’s out.’
We were worried my second had aspirated some poop when she came out. Her breathing was funny and the young pediatrician on call at the hospital was all ready to start getting invasive, but a pair of older nurses were able to calm the situation and saved our baby from getting unnecessary interventions. It’s so easy for doctors to get worked up into doing something extreme when such fragile patients are involved. They want to rescue! My older sister got damaged by her rescuers when she was born. They were trying to help her breathing and accidentally collapsed one of her lungs. She survived - thanks to a great pediatrician - but it was a terrifying introduction to parenthood for my parents.
Congratulations! This brought me right back to when our son was born two years ago. He had to be resuscitated after being delivered and was having problems breathing as well. It was so stressful, but taking him home from NICU was the best feeling ever! So happy for y'all!
Congratulations and welcome to the world Kelso! What a beautiful baby boy! My twins were slightly early so they spent a little bit of time in the NICU too. Leaving the hospital without them felt crushing and I definitely feel for you guys. It wasn't long before they were home, but my heart ached for them. Now those two are healthy 18 year olds headed off to college in the Fall. And my heart will burst with pride, and probably ache again.
These videos always make me cry, tears of joy and worry and everything. Love you guys, and praying for Heidi and Kelso and the whole gang!
Woah! That was fast! Like super fast! Praying for Kelso, and yes, I'm so glad the Dad instincts kicked in. My husband actually didn't stay with me but with our babies as soon as they were born, watching the nurses' every move. We hadn't talked about it all (we didn't even go to classes, we got married very young, I was still in full time school, I read the books, we were naive about it, I don't know, I guess we didn't think about it). But there was just something instinctual about it for him and I didn't seem to take issue with it. I didn't need a lot of hand holding anyway. And I'm so glad he did. Our babies didn't have any issues, but looking back, I'm glad he was there for them from the beginning while I was getting taken care of by my nurses. Way to go, Dad! I look forward to hearing about more of your story. Thank you for sharing your story thus far. It's always a very intimate thing to share. Congrats!
Thank you for sharing and keeping us updated to date...praying for you all! And congratulations, he is beautiful 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much!
I watch all of your videos, but I have to say this was my favorite. U could feel all the love and emotions both of you were feeling during this video. Congrats and I'm happy everything is going great with Kelso!
What beautiful children! 😍 Heidi is the best. Ohh and so is dad.
thank you, I think so too :)
My neice was in the same situation. But the nearest hospital to treat her was 90 miles away. My sister couldn't be there for several days. She pulled thru & she's an adult now living her life!
Congratulations family! Pulling for you Kelso!
Our family's 4th baby was also born very quickly, and it is so scary. Sending you all love. ❤
I wonder if it’s something about the 4th! My SIL had her 4th so quickly - we were supposed to watch her olders when she had the baby and she was perfectly fine at dinner… The next morning we woke up to a picture of the baby! I had missed the call and she had the baby after about 2-3 hours of labor. Edit: and my mom’s 4th was born before my dad could park the car.
@@Rosie_C My first baby was born 8 weeks ago, only 26 mins after my water broke & pushing for only 3 mins! If the next babies are faster I will have to be prepared lol because we got to the hospital 20 mins before he was born.
God Bless you all! I’m so happy for you! My son came in under 15 mins in the 30 th month and spent 5 weeks in NICU. The Nurses in there are fierce as dragons and they know what they are doing. He will be perfect!
I can't stop crying!!!! Ugh!!! Brings back so many memories of my three!!! I will keep praying for you guys!!!
I'm not crying,ok I'm crying!! So absolutely beautiful. And I know the very struggle. My oldest daughter was born with a severe heart condition and spent 3 weeks in NICU right after birth. Sending many positive thoughts and prayers for Heidi, and your beautiful family.
That's so hard. My twins were born via emergency c-section (just this December) and I couldn't see them for close to 36 hours and it was so hard. The first night I could hear the babies in other rooms crying and being comforted, but mine felt like they were on another planet. I'm so happy he's doing well 😍
Praising God for baby Kelso! Praying for you Heidi! As a mother I can’t imagine how your feeling God will strengthen you and Taylor! And Kelso will be safe and sound at home with you all before you know it!
Praying for all of you ❤ Thank you for sharing his story in the middle of all that you are going through!
You guys are what we need right now. In this world, in this nation. You love life with each other and you two are still so in love with each other. Dont ever lose sight of that and never give up on each other. God bless!
Congrats!!!
I just got back from my first appointment confirming our third pregnancy, and this video is the first thing I see.
Congrats to you!
God bless your growing family. It brings more meaning to the question " Are both mother and baby doing well? ". We need to treasure life and family as a gift. Best wishes for a full recovery to both. And may Everyone s nerves be at peace.
Congratulations Taylor, Heidi, the Calmus family, and Kelso welcome to the world! Everything is going to go well.
She didn't even have time to take her jewelry off! And then super dude dad comes in and saves the day! What a story!!!
Taylor, we hope you are promoted to Chief Pediatrician after this!
Aww... So glad he's going to be ok and coming home soon. Congratulations guys... He's a cutie! Such a blessing!❤
Our third baby came so fast as well and she breathed in amniotic fluid and we were so worried. She was able to cough it up and they monitored her closely because she was also getting phototherapy as well right after birth. I’m so sorry you didn’t get your golden hour with your sweet boy. But grateful your care team recognized his needs and he is being well cared for. Best wishes to you all! And congratulations on that sweet baby boy!!
It is so hard being without the baby after delivery, and going home without your baby... experienced that just 2 months ago, and it is definitely a rollercoaster of emotions! But God gave strength and patience to get through those long 12 days, and now she is home and doing well ❤
ahhh my forth came that quickly too!!! I wish I had someone filming with the minutes counting down like that! Nurses delivered my baby girl the moment I finally was able to move from the wheelchair to the stretcher! Can't wait to hear about his full recovery! praying for you all.
This happened w our 11 yr old when he was born. He’s an amazing healthy kid in middle school. Prayers for your baby and you all.
Aww congratulations! My son did the same thing and they found holes in his lungs as well. He was on a CPAP in NICU for 3 days and then nasal cannula and then came home on the 5th day. He is a jumping health boy of three now and had no lasting effects. Praise the Lord. Praying for you all and hope you have a quick recovery as well.
My little guy ended up in NICU on a cpap and it was the roughest 4 days of my life. He is 5 months old now and doing fantastic.
Praying Kelso recovers quickly and gets to come home.
Kelso welcome to the world. Huge hugs hugs congratulations to the whole family. He's strong like his mom and dad before you know it he'll be keeping you up all night
Congratulations!! I started out with tears of joy and they quickly changed to tears of concern. Praying for speed to normalcy for baby Kelso. ❤🙏🏽
I've had two babies go straight into the NICU. I know how heart rending it is. It's ok to grieve the loss of the experiences you thought you'd have and the things you wanted for you and your family. Heal, rest and be well. ❤️ Be strong, Kelso.
This brought me to tears. You are such a beautiful family and the way you treat eachother is so special. Sending good vibes for a speedy recovery for mom and babe and for everyone to make it home safe very soon.
Very similar story with our 7 month old daughter, but only God knows how you all must be feeling. Praying for you all and baby Kelso…don’t be afraid to take breaks even though it’s hard right now. You all are so strong and so is baby Kelso! ❤
We had three NICU babies. It stinks SO BAD. Hugs to you guys ❤
I thought it must’ve been meconium when you shared the short with a feeding tube and oxygen. So happy he didn’t need to be intubated! (Unless he was…because the roller coaster of the NICU is real.)
You had such peace even going overdue, I hope other moms can see that example and learn to embrace what comes- both with pregnancy/birth AND life with a baby. Don’t stress or get angry or feel like a victim, see it as opportunity for growth! That’s what life is. ❤
Well wishes
My daughter aspirated meconium 34 years ago and was a “Near-Miss” on having to go on the ECMO machine(heart/lung bypass machine.) She was at Children’s Hospital in D.C. for 2 weeks. She has been absolutely PERFECT health wise now for all of these years. It was really scary though at the time and my heart and prayers are with you all!! May God continue to heal his little lungs and Praise the Lord for NICUs and their doctors and nurses!!!
Oh my. So many flashbacks to my last birth with NICU time.
Heidi, you are truly amazing, and I know you already *know* all of this, but sometimes, in the midst of the struggle, it's worth hearing again.
It is HARD to go home without your baby. It is HARD to see him in NICU. It will be okay, but for now, IT IS HARD. And that's okay. It's okay to grieve the moments you didn't get with him. It's okay to hurt. It's okay to be angry. It's okay to be sad.
We all know you are amazing, and you can do hard things. We all know you will get through this, and everything will be awesome. But for now, it's a lot to process, and that's okay too.
Virtual hugs, momma. You are strong, and you will do this, but it's okay to take the time to process. I am still processing my NICU experience 19 months later, and we were only there for 9 days. Mom's with long term NICU babies are the strongest warriors I know. Hopefully Kelso will be home before you know it.
And great job Taylor letting your Daddy instincts kick in. Now that you know Kelso is being well taken care of, it's time to focus on Heidi for a bit. I know you know that too, because you are both awesome.
Many prayers for you both, as well as for baby Kelso. God is watching over all. Praise the LORD!
I’m currently feeding lunch to my 1.5 year old baby who also aspirated Muconium. 1.5 years since he was in the NICU in the same exact scenario. My gosh this brought up so many emotions for me, but it was just one short page on the book of our lives with him
He’s so sweet. The NICU is so hard but he’s in the best hands. ❤ praying for your sweet family
He will be just fine. One thing that helped with my baby was singing to him and having that touch from holding him or holding his hand at first. Any interaction will help him and remind him how strong he is. Things will get better. My first baby was in the hospital for two months due to being a premature baby. Some days I had to remind myself to keep having faith that things would get better and 5 years later you wouldn’t even know he was a preemie. Just hang in there.
Congratulations to the entire family! Heidi, you have a special place in my heart! You are a warrior and such a kind and caring human being! Blessings and prayers for Kelso and for you guys!!! 💕
I’m sobbing watching this. Same thing happened to our baby girl, she was in NICU for 12 days and was on oxygen for two weeks after that. She’s almost 2 and the healthiest kid ever now.
My son had the same experience when he was born and had to stay the first few days in the NICU. It is a tough thing to process when things don't go as they should. Prayers for you and your sweet boy, and congratulations!
Everyone talks about a mother's intuition (which is totally a thing and is an incredible miracle), but I think that a father's intuition is a very powerful thing too. Way to be in tune with your inner dad-ness. Congrats!
Praise the Lord he will be fine! I gave birth to baby #5 on 3/27 and had a placental abruption and emergency csection. It was one of the scariest experiences of my life. I am so thankful for a healthy baby and mama.
Prayers for you as you transition home. ❤