I'm cross. I want to go home, but I'm not allowed to go yet. I'm still not quite well enough. When I'm asleep my sats keep dropping due to this reflux, and the doctors have got to get it under control before I'm allowed to go home. The good news is that everything else is still going well. My weight is particularly good. I'm putting it on at a nice and steady rate, and the last time I was weighed, I was 4lb 9oz - that's nearly twice my birthweight! I'll be weighed again tonight, and I'm sure that I'll be knocking on the door of 5lb by now. I'm feeding so well now. Mummy and daddy and my nurses have found a bottle that really suits me, which means that my feeds are much more enjoyable, as the milk doesn't all flow into my mouth too quickly. I like to have more milk than I'm supposed to - when I'm breastfeeding that's easy - I just suck for longer, but when daddy is bottle feeding me, I have to cry a bit to make sure he knows I'm still hungry! Last night I was supposed to have 60ml of milk for my feed, but I had 80ml - yum, yum. Anyway - the doctors are doing another sats trace on me today, to see if my reflux has improved with my new medication. If it has got better, then we may be able to talk about home again - Lets hope so. By the way, my friend Oscar has now come off vapotherm and is breathing by himself - well done Oscar. This means that he may be moved over onto the Special Care side soon to keep me company. Hooray! By the way I'm exactly 2 months old today.
Thursday, 9 August 2007
Thursday 9th August 2007
I'm cross. I want to go home, but I'm not allowed to go yet. I'm still not quite well enough. When I'm asleep my sats keep dropping due to this reflux, and the doctors have got to get it under control before I'm allowed to go home. The good news is that everything else is still going well. My weight is particularly good. I'm putting it on at a nice and steady rate, and the last time I was weighed, I was 4lb 9oz - that's nearly twice my birthweight! I'll be weighed again tonight, and I'm sure that I'll be knocking on the door of 5lb by now. I'm feeding so well now. Mummy and daddy and my nurses have found a bottle that really suits me, which means that my feeds are much more enjoyable, as the milk doesn't all flow into my mouth too quickly. I like to have more milk than I'm supposed to - when I'm breastfeeding that's easy - I just suck for longer, but when daddy is bottle feeding me, I have to cry a bit to make sure he knows I'm still hungry! Last night I was supposed to have 60ml of milk for my feed, but I had 80ml - yum, yum. Anyway - the doctors are doing another sats trace on me today, to see if my reflux has improved with my new medication. If it has got better, then we may be able to talk about home again - Lets hope so. By the way, my friend Oscar has now come off vapotherm and is breathing by himself - well done Oscar. This means that he may be moved over onto the Special Care side soon to keep me company. Hooray! By the way I'm exactly 2 months old today.
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Hello Harriet
I know it is frustrating but you will have to be a little bit patient. I am sure you will be home soon.
You are doing so well.
Love Grandpa
You're doing one of those 'let's tense up' nifty tricks. I usually do it when Mummy's laying me in my tummy and my face nuzzles into the blanket because I don't move - this makes her feel guilty and it has been known for me to get an extra cuddle!
I am officially an A-side baby, all of my own doing... but there's no room for me, typical! Mummy heard a couple chatting to a nurse about using the flat on Friday, and another couple (Eva's Mummy and Daddy) using it on Saturday... is there only 1 flat? I don't know if I'll see Harriet soon, this makes me sad; but determined!
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