A baby will sleep his first night at his family's home Wednesday after spending nearly 300 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at a suburban hospital.
Karen JordanA NICU baby, Nathan Zarate , has gone home after spending nine months in a neonatal intensive care unit at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge .A baby will sleep his first night at his family's home Wednesday after spending nearly 300 days in the NICU at a suburban hospital.
"I've seen other parents celebrate huge accomplishments like this, like graduating the NICU, with a cap and gown, so I decided we should go all out for him, because he deserves it," Alicia said. Nathan's original due date was in March 2024, but last October, Alicia noticed he wasn't moving. She played the song "Higher" by Creed, which always caused Nathan to kick.
Nathan was born three and a half months early, weighing less than a pound. He was one of the tiniest babies in the NICU."First impression was he was very small," Johnathan said. "He was born at 14.3 ounces. It's about the size of a coke can."
Nathan Zarate Baby Goes Home After 9 Months Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Advocate Children's Hospital Park Ridge 15240246
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