CHEO
When Vincent was at CHEO the week after he was born he was
in the blue pod NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Here is the layout of the
NICU.
Since Vincent was in
intensive care, he had a private nurse.
The nurses at CHEO were great and cared for not only the babies but also
the parents. When I was released from
Montfort, I went straight to CHEO to see Vincent. The nurse was very good. She described to me what every machine
Vincent was on was doing. She also gave us all the results from the tests they
did. We also got to see the resident on
duty. For the whole week he was at CHEO
he got snuggles from the nurses (once he was off CPAP). On New Years Eve, his
nurse sang to him all night. CHEO is
really good when it comes to caring for babies.
They made sure he was bathed every second night. They also changed his bed multiple times a
day as soon as it got dirty. As soon as
Pat and I would arrive they would come in and talk to us how his night
went. They would help us take him out of
his bed so we could carry him. We needed
help as he had tons of wires. CHEO also did rounds with over seven team
members. Whenever they changed the game plan
on what to do, it was a group effort.
Montfort
Montfort is very different compared to CHEO, as he was no
longer in intensive care. He went from
having a semi private nurse to a nurse for six babies at times. They didn’t
have time to snuggle him. Vincent had a
very hard time adjusting therefore Pat and I went a lot to snuggle him. We also had to get comfortable with all the
beeping as the alarms weren’t as high tech as CHEO and would go off every time
Vincent moved. Pat and I also had to get
used to him with wires as we didn’t get any help when taking him out of the
bed. Montfort was great because they found out that Vincent has an allergy with
milk, then we could finally find the perfect formula for him. There is a big
chance his allergy will be gone before he is one. Until he starts food, Vincent
is drinking puramino. Thank god that
OHIP + covers the formula. Unlike CHEO, Montfort
only bathed him every three days. They
would also do it during the night therefore we couldn’t help. Montfort also did rounds. There wasn’t a big team. It was only two or
three members, but when it comes to
changing the game plan it was the doctor’s decision. They didn’t talk it out. Therefore, a few times the game plan would
switch daily as it was different doctors.
Vincent did get good help at both places, but when it comes
to admissions, CHEO is much better when it comes to comfort. His pediatrician is at Montfort, but they do
all his testing at CHEO.
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