Life in the NICU

M. Lee
10 min readNov 7, 2020

It was a normal pregnancy; nothing out of the ordinary. Quad marker and diabetes tests were great, the heartbeat was strong, the baby was moving fine. I was full-term and the Doctor assured us that there was nothing to fear. Yet, less than ten minutes after she was born, our newest daughter was taken from my arms and rushed out of the delivery room. The nurses who had been administering their regular newborn tests explained that she had to be whisked away to…

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M. Lee

Author of books, teller of tales, writer of songs, maker of things. Health & fitness, beauty, culture, family & parenting from a Native’s viewpoint. MFA bound.