Child's Birth Year
2019

State/Province/Territory
North Carolina

NICU Hospital for my journey
Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital

My NICU Graduate's Journey
Ariel was born in September but was supposed to be born in December. She was blessed to not even need surgery just needed to build weight and learn to breathe on her own. She was a trooper though it all and half of the time she didn’t even have the nose tube and because she kept pulling it out. There was a few set backs with her breathing while she was there but eventually she got it together and is now living her best 4 year old life.

What makes you proud of you NICU graduate?
She is literally the same determined child as she was as a baby. She’s smart as a whip and has a matched attitude. I love how free spirited she is and how much she just loves to be around people.

Weight at Birth (lbs. or Grams)
788g

Weeks Gestation
27

Time spent in the NICU (Specify Day, Month, or Year)
2 months 7 days