Carter in the NICU 1/13/08 (Warning: sensitive!)

Carter was born at 29w 3d. Here he is about 5 days old and is getting blood drawn. It's a bit hard to watch, but keep in mind that he had blood drawn daily for the first couple of weeks, and then twice a week for the next 6 weeks he was there. These tiny babies really go through a lot in order to survive! He weighed around 1 lb 12 oz here.

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[beckyuk2001]

Brave Boy xx

[333pinkitty]

hes so tiny..how is he doing now?

[joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyybel]

@GhostofBrianJones no hes is tiny they want to make sure his body is working i would want them to take blood from him to make sure hes gonna make it and does'nt have problems there docters and if it was cruel they would band it and not be allowed but its not it is necessary

[joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyybel]

when your in the hospital they take blood every meal i been in there couple of times and i know they just do it to make sure your alright and they do it to every1

[janet1983ohio]

aww thats sad but they take the blood so they need so many test done when they are very small my son was 1lb 6oz 12'' he was born at 26 weeks he is doing very well now he is now 2 years old going on 3 in dec 22

[luvdin]

They have to draw blood so often dumbass to monitor certain levels that fluctuate constantly, such as glucose. It's extremely important to keep a close watch on these things.

[GhostofBrianJones]

WHy in the hell do they have to draw so much blood from

such a tiny baby? What do they think he is going to do?

I think that is cruel and maybe even unnecessary?!