Saturday 21st July 2007

What a lovely day I had today with mummy and daddy. I really like it when they hold me, infact when they don't hold me I cry a lot and then they pick me up again - it's a great game! I am having problems with wind today which means that it is taking me ages to have my milk through my tube, and then I can often be quite sick. When Mummy breastfed me today though I was much less windy, so I need to practice doing that more, so that I can get rid of the wind. I like my new cot. It's quite hard to get used to though. I have to lie on my back which makes it more difficult to breathe and to digest my food properly, and I have to have all these blankets on to keep me warm, so that I can't move my arms and legs around like I could in my incubator. But on balance it's better than being inside the incubator. I can look around and see everything a lot clearer, and it's easier for mummy and daddy to lift me up for cuddles - hurrah. I am still quite pale and my haemoglobin levels are still low, so the nurse practitioner says she may start to give me iron, or I may even need another blood transfusion to boost my red blood cells. We'll find out tomorrow. I breast fed very well today. I sucked for about 20 minutes. Mummy was very pleased with me.