You know you're a NICU mom when...
1. You not only know how to change your baby's diaper and take his temperature, but you also know how to clean and change his ostomy bag, turn off the beeping noise on his IV machine, and connect/disconnect his feeding tube.
2. You don't have to ask what NPO, PO, Bolus, Bili, PICC, PIV, TPN, Dehis, Brady, Desat, Apnea, or Lipids mean.
3. You know better than the nurses do how your baby's surgery wounds, pimples, rashes, and fecal output have improved.
4. You do not find the cow decoration in your baby's nursery to be cute or amusing.
5. All of the nurses, receptionists, security guards, and shuttle drivers know you by name.
6. All of the nurses, receptionists, security guards, and shuttle drivers know your schedule, and if you deviate, they notice and say they missed you.
7. Your breast pump starts talking to you.
Regarding #7, what does the breast pump say? :-)
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