But, why is this a big deal?

No, she's not nursing. But, she is laying chest to chest and SLEEPING. Like the good good sleep where you drool. To many it may not seem like much but to a parent of a medically complex child - it's HUGE. It's been nearly a full year (if not longer) since she tolerated this.

Before, she would cry and was visibly uncomfortable. Why? Don't know. Maybe an accumulation of things. But what I do know is I sat for over an hour with my baby sleeping on my chest and felt.... relief or peace maybe? Kind of like the relief you feel after being so terribly nauseas and you finally get it out. Gross analogy, I know. But that's really the only way I can describe this comfort. No desats. No vomiting. No crying. No wiggling out of discomfort. Just.... sleeping.