@Erin Just through my scans! I went in for a position scan because they thought baby was breech. She ended up being head down but they noticed she was measuring below the 5th percentile which was a dramatic drop from my anatomy scan. They said they would measure her again in 3 weeks to see if she hit some sort of growth spurt, but I had to go in for NST's twice a week until then. She failed one of the NST's so I had to get another ultrasound to see what was going on, and they found that she hadn't grown and that I had hardly any amniotic fluid left. I went to the hospital immediately afterwards for my induction.

@Natasha Also, get as much help and as many tips as you can from the lactation consultants available in the NICU, and see them for private sessions once your baby is home if you're able to.

Hi Natasha! My daughter was in the NICU for 2 weeks. It took about a week for her to start eating from the bottle at all, and another week for her to eat all of her meals from it and come home. She technically came home at 38 weeks GA. I did have to teach her how to latch and it was honestly one of the hardest parts of motherhood so far. Lots of screaming and crying and clawing from my baby, all while I had sore, cracked, bruised, sometimes bleeding nipples due to her poor latch, and I still had to pump around the clock on top of it all because she refused to nurse for more than a second here and there. Its been 4 months and this is the first full week we haven't used the bottle. It was so difficult for me, both physically and emotionally, but so so worth it. The bond we've started forming is amazing and I wouldn't do a single thing differently. If you want to breastfeed, my advice is just to stick with it no matter what and your baby will learn eventually!