Inside Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and Lauren Sorrentino’s Son’s NICU Stay After Birth: So ‘Scared’

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Bringing their baby home! Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Sorrentino documented their son Romeo’s NICU stay on the Thursday, January 13, episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.“A lot happening in tonight’s episode!” the New Jersey native, 37, captioned a clip via Instagram of herself crying in the car with Mike, 39, and Romeo, now 7 months. “We finally bring Romeo home after a two-week NICU stay.”The reality stars welcomed their baby boy in May 2021 after previously suffering a miscarriage.

The infant contracted a fever that required further hospitalization after his birth.“I’m a little scared,” the new dad said in a confessional on the MTV show. “I’m not gonna lie.”The New York native went on to tell his mom, Linda Sorrentino, that Lauren was “a wreck” and he was trying to keep “a strong front.”Linda replied, “Well, that’s what you have to do.

Because if she’s emotional and she is breaking down, you can’t do that.”In a confessional of her own, Lauren gushed over her husband’s steady presence at the hospital. “When I needed to just cry, Mike just took over and handled everything,” the new mom said. “There’s not one other man in this world who is capable of doing that for our family.”When Mike returned home to grab some items, Lauren called to tell him that Romeo could come home. “They said that, you know, everything is good,” the real estate agent explained over the phone. “He’s been good for however many days in a row now.

He’s finished his course of antibiotics, and he’s ready to go.”Lauren cried again in the car while driving Romeo to their house for the first time. “Look at that, honey,” Mike said while behind the wheel. “We did it, honey.