14 October 2007 - Col has arrived

[aussienic]

Thats great news. I hope Deb continues to get well as well

[BekZ]

Congratulations Deb and family on the arrival of Imogen...What a beautiful name. I will pray for you both and especially for Imogen to continue to grow strong.

[New Dawn]

Thanks for the up date I hope Deb and Imogen keep improving each day thoughts and prays are with both of you

[Trillian]

Thanks for keeping us in the loop Sarah. I knew that little Imogen would have her mama's fighting spirit - I think Deb will have her hands full with her when she's older LOL. Fingers crossed that Deb's own health improves soon too.

[MantaRay]

It's good to hear that Imogen is doing so well. I hope Deb improves soon too.

[Trish]

Deb, I hope that you are feeling better soon hun. Good to hear that little Imogen is doing so well. YAY for 6 hours of CPAP too, that's an awesome effort.

[Tracey]

Thinking of you Deb & am thrilled to hear Imogen is ding so well... Best wishes!

Thanks Sarah for keeping us updated!

[Amity]

Thinking of you both and wishing you both "strength" vibes...

Hope you're home soon.

[caddie]

Thanx for the update,glad little imogen is going well.Hope you recover quickly deb.Sounds painful poor thing.

[nickers]

congratulations on the birth of Miss Imogen.
Thanks for the update Sarah and i wish you a speedy recovery and hope that little Imogen's journey is as smooth as possible.

[Rowie]

Oh Deb, welcome to the world little Imogen, congratulations and well wishes from me. What an amazing woman you are.....

[Willow]

Thanks for the update Sarah, I've been thinking of them both and wondering how they were going.

Get better soon Deb!!

[Tanya]

Big fat hugs for you and Imogen, Deb!! I hope the food is good at hossy

Tanya

[~Jayne~]

Welcome to the world tiny Baby Girl.
Grow fast & grow big for us!

[Deejoy17]

Deb - Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful little girl, Imogen.

Well done Imogen on doing so well, your such a strong girl just like your Mummy.

Deb get well soon, I`m often thinking about you.

[~breeze~]

Congrats!! Beautiful name that you chose too! I hope things continue to improve, you are in my thoughts.
All the best

[Michelle71]

Just an update - I spoke to Deb last night. Imogen has had a few hiccups but yesterday was breathing well on only a small amount of help from CPAP (keeps the airways open to make it easier to breathe) with a small amount of oxygen, good colour and taking feeds well. Deb was very relieved. She is 2 weeks old, just under 1kg and things are currently positive.

Deb is not so well. She has HELLP syndrome (Haemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets) which is part of pre-eclampsia. This was the reason she was shipped to the RBWH and why Imogen was delivered early. Her blood pressure has only just started to come down but she still has a large blood clot on the liver which continues to grow. She is being monitored closely for this. Her spleen is double the normal size due to the work is has to do with the blood that is breaking down (the haemolysis part). That means Deb has quite severe pain that is not easy to decrease. She had a PICC line in (special long term intravenous access) that clotted so she is trying to avoid another one. Her veins are shot due to the steroids she was on during the pregnancy so she is now on oral analgesia rather than the intravenous type. She also has a wound infection from the c-section

Overall, Deb is having a rough time but is still in good spirits and looking at the positives. She was relieved Imogen was delivered safely as the placenta was grainy and had started to break down. The OB didn't think Imogen could have survived much longer. Neither could Deb. Her DH and children are doing OK too. She will continue to be monitored and hopefully both will be well enough to get transferred to a more local hospital with a special care nursery in a few weeks.

She sends her love and greatly appreciates the messages of support, positive thoughts and prayers.

[Bathsheba]

Oh Michelle thankyou so much for this update! I have been thinking of Deb everyday wondering and wondering! It's late now but I'll go to bed and say a prayer... hoping that Deb's pain will ease, that the haematoma in her liver will resolve itself and that little Imogen will continue to thrive!