Mercy NICU tour

Welcome to Mercy St. Louis NICU. We are so thankful and blessed to have such an awesome hospital and NICU just 20 minutes away from our house. We have met many other people who live much further and really have to juggle their lives to visit their little ones.

After exiting the green elevators you are greeted by this sign letting you know you are in the right place

There two sides to the NICU we are currently in the Green side

Upon arrive at the front desk everyone (including Mom and Dad) must sign in and get a visitor sticker

Then they open the double doors to let you in

Everyone must also stop and wash their hands, we don't want any germs in the NICU

The Green NICU is divided into 4 pods Kangaroo, Giraffe, Elephant, and Butterfly

Abigail is in the giraffe pod

There are 10 rooms in the pod. They are not always all full. A few weeks ago it was mostly full, currently there are 6 rooms occupied

We are at the end of the hall

Abigail's bed is covered with a blanket donated to the hospital. It stays covered up most of the time to help control the stimulation and give Abigail's brain more time to develop.

This monitor is hard not to pay attention to, it shows her heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation. We spend the most time paying attention to the O2 saturation because that is how they determine how much oxygen she needs.

We aren't allowed to put anything on the walls but have this bulletin board to decorate her room.

If you have never visited a NICU it is a unique place and a blessing to those who spend time here. I didn't take pictures but there is also a parent lounge with a fridge for parents to keep food, a fridge of basic hospital food (applesauce, pudding, jello, milk, and juice), there's also a bathroom with shower, laundry, and computer area.