Strong Memorial Hospital<\/a> called the triplets Baby A, Baby B, and Baby C, and cautioned the parents not to give them real names for several weeks. They had less than a 50 percent chance of survival, and the bereavement for \u201cnamed\u201d infants would be longer and more painful, they cautioned.<\/p>\n\u201cAt 29 weeks, there\u2019s no real viability,\u201d Sandra says. \u201cIt was a very scary time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The triplets spent three months at Strong\u2019s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Sandra took the day shift, and Jay stayed nights.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally,\u201d Jay says, \u201cwe got to take our babies home.\u201d<\/p>\n
This month, 19 years later, Matthew, Nicole, and Robert will enroll at the URochester as part of the Class of 2022\u2014literally across the street from where they were born.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like we\u2019ve come full circle,\u201d Nicole says. \u201cWe\u2019re NICU graduates.\u201d<\/p>\n