Feeders & growers?

Question

What does it mean/ what does it look like for babies to be in NICU as "just feeders & growers"???

Answer

It means they are not needing any assistance, they can breathe on their own, maintain their own body temperature and are taking all their feeds by bottle or breast. They just need to be consistently gaining weight and will probably be going home soon. My first and third were in the nicu and went home within a week of being moved to the feeders and growers side of their nicu.