I asked some questions more than once.

Nobody worth listening to made me feel foolish for that.

The hospital staff helped me think through the reality of caring for three infants with limited support.

I identified people I could call, accepted offers that had once embarrassed me, and arranged the first days so that I was not pretending I could do everything without rest.

Nurse Sarah watched me practice one of the routines before discharge.

“You’ve learned a lot,” she said.