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How wonderful that she is here and going so well! Maybe they can use some of your milk for some of the other bubs? You are going so well at it, I'd keep going to build up a stock if ever you have a time where you don't get much or you just need some ebm on hand for at home.
Wow Charlotte! You have both done so, so well :leap: That is just awesome news and by the sound of it Hannah will beat everyone's expectations and be home before you know it.
As Trill says can you donate or freeze some milk in case you need it later?
Massive congratulations, I really am amazed at how well both of you have come through this.
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Congratulations!!! Happy to hear everything is going along swimmingly!
Welcome baby Hannah!
Congratulations!!!! I have everything crossed for you that she will be home with you guys soon :D
Great advice, I wish I had done the same :D:
WOO HOO! Congratulations, and well done to you all!
Make sure you print off this thread to look back on over the years, it's a terrific story.
xoxoxo
wow, what a journey you guys are on!
congratulations on the arrival of baby Hannah, she sure sounds like a great little fighter!
Charlotte, what great news about baby Hannah! She sounds like a very determined and strong young lady.
Big hugs to you - you have done an amazing job so far and you seem to have such a positive attitude. Keep it up!!!
What fabulous news!! Congrats on the safe arrival of your beautiful little princess.
Congratulations on the arrival of Hannah! I hope she goes from strength to strength and is home with you soon.
I have been following your thread since you started it, and just wanted to wish you a huge congratulations on the arrival of the gorgeous Hannah Marie! I am sure she will continue to amaze everyone around her and you will soon be taking her home!
Congratulations on the birth of Hannah. Hope she continues to do well and is home soon
Hey, guys.
Its so hard for me to get on here at the moment. Been so flat out with Hannah.
4 weeks old today and I can't believe it! She's just under 2 kilos now and is on 47mls every 3 hours and well as getting loads and loads of breast contact. She still has next to no idea what to do, which is incredibly frustrating, but shell get there. Yesterday was the first time she actually sucked on me. And when I lay her down to put her on my boob she opens her mouth.
She's getting there, but she won't really suck very well.
Also, she very rarely vomits which is amazing. The doctors are amazed at how well she has been doing. She's never looked back.
Been putting her on the boob as DP puts the milk down her tube so she gets the idea that whens she's on me she gets full.
Being transfered to Bendigo on Monday because thats closer to home and there's nothing more that the Childrens can offer her.
She just has to establish feeding and then we can go home.
Fingers crossed we get home soon.
Thanks again!
Oh wow congratulations what an awesome job you are doing and well done to Hannah!!
Sounds like you're doing really well Charlotte - keep up the good work!
Great to hear an update on you and Hannah - it sounds like you are such a wonderful Mummy for her - good luck with the feeding and can't wait to hear another update :)
Great news Charlotte! Will be lovely for you to be closer to home. You guys are doing great with feeding, she will get there.
xx
That's wonderful news Charlotte. What a strong little girl she is :)
Finally!! 6 and a half weeks since her birth and we have finally made it home!!
Hannah got her nasal gastric tube removed on Saturday and she decided then that she'd breastfeed. I have no idea what made her wake up to the idea.
She's still pretty tiny at 2.35 kilos so I'm using a nipple shield to feed her. She only requires a 'top up' from a bottle 2 or 3 times a day and I've got loads of frozen milk that I bought home.
She's been pretty boring actually. Its just so amazing to be home. The travelling has knocked her around and she's spent plenty of time crying but she's been sleeping for a while now.
Can't wait to show her off around town...
Getting her to breast feed was the hardest, most emotional thing I've ever done. It was harder than everything else because after nearly every attempt Hannah an I would be crying. She just didn't' seem to get it. It was so hard seeing other prem babies getting it and going home.
Will try and do a bigger update when I can.
Thanks again!
that's wonderful, enjoy having your baby girl home xx
Brilliant news. THank you so much for updating.
Awesome news!!!
Keep up the great work xoxo
Enjoy your baby girl.
I'm on such a high!! 9 days ago Hannah was 2.540kg and she was weighed today at 3.010!!! I can't believe she made it to 3kg!! I'm so excited!
WHOO HOO!! what an amazing achievement for you both!!!:happydance:
CongrAts Charlotte. An awesome effort.
Hi Charlotte how is everything going now i had a gastroschisis baby in 2009 at Newcastle reading all your threads brought back all the memorys good and bad. Thinking of you hoping our next pregnancys are easy.:p
Hey mzwan87. I'm terrified of my next pregnancy. I think as soon as I can I'm going to get my OB to refer me to melbourne to have a scan. Those U/S can pick up gastro alot sooner than the ones here. I just wish we knew what the cause was. No-one should go through this.
Hannah is doing really good.. Shes nearly sleeping through the night! 10pm to 6.30 the other night. Last night was 9pm to 1.30am to 6.30am. So that was pretty good.
Even better that DP got up. I've got a massive cold and didn't even hear him get up to her..... even tho apparently I talked to him. I hate that. :-)
Got cardiology and audiology coming up in April, and then another meeting with the surgeon in May.
Hannah is now fitting really well in 0000 clothes. She's growing up so fast. Seems like not long ago she was too small for 00000. Getting plenty of smiles out of her, and occationally a giggle. Its very cute!
Putting a video together of our journey for youtube. What got DP and I through was looking at other videos of Gastro-babies and preparing ourselves. Which would be why I wasn't too shocked to see her 'guts' everywhere.
No problems with her at the moment. The surgeon took her off ranitadine. She began vomiting straight away so I had to ring him and put her back on it.
Shes on a fairly small dose, but she obviously needs it.
Thats so great to hear everything is settling down. we have just found we are expecting again i will give you updated but im really scared. Let me know when you put the vid up i wanna watch i tried finding u on facebook no luck hehe but found my page was set on private changed it. Keep me updated