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 University of Rochester 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