Love In Butterfly Needles
NICU & ICU
The 4th floor of the Hospital Building
NICU Room (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit )
The sound of alarm monitoring equipment from afar has been heard.
Adrian had to pass 3 doors to be able to enter the glass room, of course, had to pass the inspection by Security because not just anyone can enter this room.
Adrian walked to see the glass room on his left side there were many incubators containing tiny baby babies.
Mother and Hasbi could only get there, staring out of the glass room. Only Adrian can come in.
He was required to wear special clothes to enter the room.
A nurse escorted her to an incubator located next to the nurse's desk. Adrian swept the room with his gaze, there were about 20 incubators in the room.
" This is sir, the baby of Mother Dena Sanlova", Adrian can read on the front side of the incubator written his wife's name.
Adrian could not help but cry.
Looking at a tiny baby weighing only 1.2 kg should use a ventilator covering his mouth and nose because of difficulty breathing.
The tiny body was naked, wearing only the oversized diapers on its body.
His head was put like a tight hat, for what function Adrian did not know.
There is a small tube in the baby's mouth that keeps releasing yellow liquid.
It was heartless Adrian saw the struggle of his tiny baby, looks so many hoses and cable wires are on his body.
There is an oxygen saturation monitor cable on her baby's legs to monitor blood oxygen levels, while a vital signs monitor cable is attached to the chest to monitor heart rate, breathing rate, temperature and blood pressure.
All of her organ activity was monitored on a monitor screen next to the incubator.
Adrian couldn't see the baby's face, because almost his entire face was covered in medical equipment.
His eyes were also fitted with a cloth-like cover because they had to get light therapy or phototherapy due to high bilirubin levels so that the baby's body turned yellow.
He again shed tears seeing that very small hand had to be attached to an infusion needle, whether for how long. The baby was seen crying inside the 36-degree glass incubator.
" Sister, may I touch her?", Adrian asked the nurse who was sitting.
The nurse nodded and opened the lid like a hole with two pieces on the right side of the incubator so Adrian could put his hand in.
" Please sir", said the nurse then left Adrian.
For the first time Adrian could touch the delicate skin of the tiny baby who kept crying.
Holding his little fingers, Adrian returned as he pleased.
" You are a strong child, Son, fight for your Papa and Mama who are now fighting also for life".
Her baby's breathing rate was so visible on her bare chest that it was just like a bone clad in skin.
Adrian sees the baby crying, he doesn't know what to do to keep him quiet. Only one hand Adrian can get into the incubator to be able to just touch it.
" Sister, is my baby hungry and want to drink milk? He continued to cry", Adrian said to the nurse next to him who seemed relaxed to hear the sound of baby crying in the incubator.
" I'm sorry sir, the baby can't feed us milk because the digestive tract is not stable. So having to fast for three days to remove fecal matter from her stomach and gastrointestinal tract", the nurse pointed to a hose in the baby's mouth that continued to release yellow fluid.
" Later if it is clean, then we can give the baby milk. It also can not be much, only about 3 to 5 mili at the beginning of the administration", the nurse also said that the milk is injected through a hose in her mouth because premature babies do not have a reflex to suck .
Adrian was dumbfounded to hear her .
" Fast 3 days?? Only drink about 5 mili, means half a tablespoon?? ".
Adrian could not linger long in the room, because the clock was very limited. Though he really wants to be on the side of the baby even though just staring and touching his tiny hands.
" Papa go home, son, tomorrow Papa here again", Adrian once again stroked the tiny hand that looks to hold Adrian's index finger as if he did not want to escape.
" Sir, you can leave your phone number here to make it easier for us to contact you if anything happens", the nurse said because the baby in this room is fully their responsibility without being waited on by the family.
Adrian came out of the room, once again staring at the tiny little baby boy in there .
Adrian shaking.
" I'm not hungry mom, I'm thinking about my wife's situation. Is he okay?", Adrian down squeezed his hair.
Hasbi rubbed his sister-in-law's shoulder.
" Patiently, Brother, we continue to pray for the safety of Kak Dena and her baby", Hasbi can feel how worried this man is. He knew Adrian loved Kak Dena so much.
The ICU room is actually located next to the NICU room earlier. But Adrian has not been allowed to enter there, the officer will contact him if the patient can be swiped.
" Mom and Hasbi came home first, waiting here we can not see Dena" said Adrian.
Mother and Hasbi nodded in agreement.
" Look Adrian, don't forget to eat. If Adrian's son is also in pain pity Dena and the baby. They need some spirit from you", I reminded Adrian again before returning home .
I don't know, the hunger and fatigue are no longer felt by Adrian.
He could not calm down if he did not know the situation of his wife.
How many times he went back and forth asking the officer when he could see his wife. Only in the afternoon around five o'clock, the officer called him to be able to enter the ICU Room.
Adrian is back in special clothes as he was visiting the baby.
The wires, the roaring sound of the device, and the sound of the monitor became the scene Adrian encountered in the room.
He saw his wife lying weakly unconscious with several hoses on her body.
The condition is not much different from the baby, breathing with the help of a ventilator.
The screen next to it shows a line that shows a heart rate chart that also makes sounds according to heart rate.
Adrian sat next to the unconscious body. She still looks beautiful despite being in a critical state.
" Dear, I'm sorry. You have to be like this to fight for our baby".
" Hold on, baby, let's hold our baby together. I've seen it, our baby boy is what you've been hoping for" Adrian kept talking even though he knew his wife could or didn't hear him.
Adrian clasped the weak hand, kissing it many times.
If he can replace that position, it feels like he will.
There was not much he could do there, could only pray, speak for himself whispered the words of encouragement in his wife's ears.
" Dear, I'm home. Because I'm not allowed to accompany you here. I'll be back here tomorrow".
" What do you want to eat?", Adrian shed tears when he said that because he knew it was stupid to ask his wife who even to breathe had to rely on medical equipment.
He kissed his wife's forehead before returning home, once again staring at the body he loved so much.
He went home just to take a shower and then broke down without feeling what his unfulfilled stomach was today.
Radit and Lisa came to see Adrian that night after receiving news from Dena's mother.
" Patience yes, this test must have passed", Radit cheered his younger brother .
" You are a father now, you must be strong for the sake of your wife and children" Radit told Adrian, who wiped his tears away.
Not long after Radit and Lisa were there, he then left to let Adrian rest that night after a very tiring day.
Adrian fell asleep, dreaming of hugging his smiling wife and son.
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The ticking in this part makes the author remember two years ago also faced with this room.
Little baby in NiCu, ahh everything still remembered clearly until it had to shed tears.
May the grief in the little family of Adrian and Dena pass soon huh.
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