Our NICU Journal called Our NICU Roadmap has officially been published! My vision for this journal stemmed from the lack of a comprehensive NICU journal available when our son was in the NICU. I wanted to develop a journal that not only was a great resource for parents, but also served as a place for you as parents to document your baby’s progress each day while in the NICU. 
As a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, I had the medical knowledge and experience on my side during our son’s NICU journey, so I knew the questions to ask our son’s NICU care team, but I felt there was not an appropriate place to document it all. Our NICU Roadmap equips and guides NICU parents with resources, information and questions to ask so you can stay actively involved in your baby’s daily care.
In today’s podcast we spotlight my favorite part of the journal, the daily log. As any NICU parent knows, there are new changes that occur daily in the NICU. Personally, I wanted to document all of those changes, not just as a keepsake, but because I wanted to keep track of all of our son’s daily weight gains or losses, lab results, ventilator changes, feedings, who cared for him each day, how I felt, the plan of care plus so much more!
I created the daily log so you as parents not only had a place to document your baby’s daily updates, but also to help guide you with questions we believe you should be asking the NICU care team each day! Today I GIVE you all of the questions and topics I believe NICU Parents should either ask or know so you can stay actively involved in your baby’s daily progress and plan of care.
Our NICU Roadmap guides and equips you as NICU Parents with knowledge and questions to ask throughout your baby’s NICU journey. Each day, you will not only see your baby’s daily progression, but you will also know to ask if they had a blood gas or labs that day? Or what changes will be made on their respiratory support.
Once you begin to understand more each day, and I promise that you will, your confidence will build which will continue to encourage your daily involvement with your baby and make you feel more like a parent! I want you to stay actively involved and not just become a member of your baby’s care team, but the most integral member! Our daily log will also allow you to see all of the small and large steps of progression your baby is making each day which is so important! Remember, this is a marathon, not a sprint! 

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