Child's Birth Year
2023

State/Province/Territory
South Carolina

NICU Hospital for my journey
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital NICU

My NICU Graduate's Journey
Dayton was born at 30 weeks gestation because of an incompetent cervix. He moved pretty fast with graduating from the oxygen, getting his weight up, getting his temperature up, and taking bottles. He struggled for 2 weeks with adjusting to bottles but once he got it he was out of there.

What makes you proud of you NICU graduate?
I’m so proud of how far he has come. He was so tiny and now he’s so big. He’s moving fast with his milestones. To think 10 months ago I was worried about his journey but today he’s showing me preemie is just a word. It’s not a lifestyle.

Weight at Birth (lbs. or Grams)
3 lbs 11 oz

Weeks Gestation
30 Weeks

Time spent in the NICU (Specify Day, Month, or Year)
39 Days