
Actually now that I think about it I was never in the nicu but I didn’t cry when I was born and they had to vacuum my lungs out. Not terribly uncommon and not as like, long or intense, but idk. Also was 2 weeks early and had jaundice but that’s also common enough? I was just sent home with a UV light blanket
I think it depends on how developed your lungs are when you are born. I had jaundice and was born about 6 weeks early so I was in the NICU for a week (and got the UV light blanked too). If you didn’t cry—I think they call that being a ‘blue baby’—which is still an intense experience.
-not buying candy or sweet treats, when I crave sweets now I usually just go for fruit or remember it's a good time to take my vitamin gummies -swapping my sugary coffees for celsius (the powder mix is cheaper than the canned) it sucks at first but eventually you start to crave it less. I think I'm at a pretty normal amount of sugar cravings now, and recently I had my first experience of "oh I can't eat that, that's too sweet"