Premmie Mums #5

That is great news Raven. Well done Willow.

Love

Yay Ashton for the weight gain and yay for the clothies Kathryn!!!

Excellent news for Willow. It's amazing, isn't it, how fast they grow and catch up? I am amazed everyday that I look at my two cherubs!

great news for Willow & Ashton!!
Nixon had fun being passed around today (went to a friends for a bbq) he won some money for his piggy bank lol! (i had delta blues in a sweep & dh had pop rock)
hehe Jess that photo of Nixon although u cant really tell from the ticker he is crying! (i figure i always try and get smily photos he is just as cute when he puts on the grumps!)

Nic, what does nixon's shirt say?? it looks cute as!!

hello to everyone, sounds like all bubba's are going great guns :)

It looks like AB CD with a lightning bolt in the middle. Like the AC DC logo.

We are all going okay here. Yesterday was Ashton's due date. Can't believe he is 4wks old already it has bloody flown. On Sunday he will offically be 1 mth old !!

Love

I thought it was something like that. Nixon always seems to be in cool shirts!!

I was thinking about Ashton yesterday Kathryn, how it was his due date... Its amazing how fast it goes, Anneliese was 5 months yesterday!! she's almost 3 months corrected though.

Happy EDD for Ashton!!
Yep Simone AB CD!! LOL DH found this shop that sells all the funny jumpsuit/tshirts & went a bit crazy (bout about 4 of them and SIL bought him a couple too)

Hi everyone!
I hope you don't mind me joining in

I have to be at the hospital in about an hour to give Macauley his breakfast, i never realised how hard it is to have a baby in SCN, but hopefully he gains enough weight for us to bring him home this week

Welcome Naomi :hug:

How is his weight going ?? What was he born at (can't remember lol) and what is he now? Have everything crossed that he does well this week.

Love

HI Naomi -welcome
hope you little guy goes from strength to strength with that extra booby milk fattening him up and you have him home soon.It is very hard running back and forth but like you said so worth it.
:hello: just popping in quickly will be back later when I fix up Sam & Joel

Hi Naomi!
Congratulations on baby Macauley. I hope he gets to come home soon to be with you & the family.It is draining going back & forth but hopefully you only have a few more days of doing it.

Congrats to you and your family naomi!! Our premmies are very special, no need to worry about them. They're fighters :)

hi to everyone else

xx

Hi Naomi!
Welcome!
Hope that your little guy grows fast and that you can be home together soon!
Sorry, it's aquickie, I am off to Ivy and Noah's 1st birthday party!!
Catch you all later!

Have fun Tiff :) time goes way too fast... congrats on becoming a mod!!

oh their party already!!

what date is their actual birthday?

Have a great time Tiff Ivy & Noah!! wow one already!

Have a fantastic birthday Ivy & Noah !! Hope you are spoilt rotten.

Love

Thanks everyone

Macauley is having a few setbacks with his weight, but his docters aren't too worried yet
He is now waking up at feed times looking for boob instead of staying asleep and waiting to be tube fed, the nurses say i have a milk supply that would feed the whole unit, which is great, but god it hurts if i don't express every 2 hours :doh:
We are starting to get into a routine with hospital visits and juggling the older boys, so we all feel much better now
I will post alot more when Macauley comes home, but atm time is limited as most of you would know
I feel guilty complaining about how tired and frustrated i am with having to go to the hospital every day, when some poor people have to do it for months and i know Macauley will be out within a couple of weeks
Sorry about the long post

I hope you and bubs are all well
Tiff, i hope Ivy and Noah had a great party

HEy Naomi, thats great if Macauley is waking for feeds, if he;s got no probs sucking and he weigh probs settle then he shouldnt be too far from coming home!! Gotta love a good supply, one lady in the SCN used to express about 300-400mls each time (about every 3 hours) while i would struggle... i was so jealous :)

Dont feel bad about complaining, we all did it, its awful not being able to have a take home baby... whinge awaY!! Itll make u feel heaps better, and we understand completely. Anneliese was only in 27 days, and i went crazy... and i had 2 other kids about the same age as well :)

Yeah Naomi dont worry about complaining i onyl did it for 25days and was exhausted & didnt have other children at home to worry about.
Wow Simone 300-400mls a go! isn't there a thing where u can donate some breast milk for babies in hospital?? did i just make that up?? No i am sure Ive heard of that!!
I had a really good supply too (well not 400ml good)
Macauley will hopefully be home before you know it & even though it is exhausting going back & forth atleast you are recovering somewhat at night time so will be that much stronger when he does come home (thats how i looked at it anyway)

Tiff- How did Ivy & Noah's party go?

Prob wont be in here for a week or so, so hope everyone & bubs stay well. we are off to brisbane as DH has to work Nixon & i are going for a holiday! (his work decided they'd pay for my flights so as if i was gonna turn that down! accom and car sorted also)
we leave on friday so i will catch up with you all when we return....
xoxo

Hi everyone

Just thought I'd introduce myself here.

My little girl Chloe was born at 35 weeks and although she had no major premmie issues (ie didnt need assistance breathing, humicrib etc) it is nice to have others who may have similar concerns and questions around to check with/bounce ideas off.

I dont get much time to post, but often get 5 mins here and there to read (as Im sure you all understand)

Anyway, just thought I'd let you know Im here/reading and hopefully having time to be invloved in discussions :)

welcome lorasha!!

Naomi - I hope the weight settles down ans macauley gets to come home very soon. Do you live far from the hospital?

I got ashton weighed yesterday, but he was fully dressed and therefore weighed 3380g. 8 days ago he was 2830 so that is 550g up but like i said he was fully dressed.

I know our midwife takes 50g off for singlet and dry nappy, so taking that off makes a 500g increase and even allowing 250g for his other clothes which I think was quite generous lol, it is still up 250g in 8 days!!

Love

Woohoo Kathryn... that is an AWESOME weight gain... well done wee man ( & Mum too!)

Kathryn that is a great weight gain for Ashton, you might have to bring him to meet Macauley to show him how it's done LOL
We live about 20 minutes from Flinders

Reading your posts Naomi, remind me of the early Ashton days so Macauley will get there as well ;)

Just these last few days all he wants to do is drink, so don't know if he is having a 6wk growth spurt a week early or it is cause of the cooler weather. Tiring me out a bit but all for the greater good. We are still dummy free with him as well.

Love

Hi girls!

Naomi, sounds as though you are working things through. It IS tough when you have to juggle the NICU and the household as well. I was so tired I could barely pick myself up out of bed but we soon had a nice routine worked out. Don't stress about complaining - you're not, you are just voicing your frustration at the whole NICU/SCN experience. I hope your little man grows strong. It's great you have a good supply. Like you, I was taking up all the shelves in the NICU freezer, they had to ask me to take some home!!

Kathryn, WOOHOO that Ashton is putting on the grams! I bet you are one happy Mummy!

Nic, hope you and Nixon have a lovely time in Brizzy. Hope that it's warmer up there than it is here! BRRRR. We are all in winter woolies today and it's November!

Welcome Lorasha! Hope you find great support and friendship here. These are all a lovely bunch of ladies who will fully understand all your concerns. Congrats on the birth of little Chloe. My first set of twinnies came at 35 weeks, so know that what you went through was different from when you carry a baby to term. :hug:

Thanks girls for asking about the party. It was a lovely day, lots of people and food the babies had a ball, even though Noah was struggling with his asthma. I've put a few photos up of the day under the birth and beyond hyperlink, if you want to have a look. Hopefully, I'll get some more up later.
Trish (babyamore) came up with her beautiful family. It was very special.
I meant to get back to you but I had a little stint in hospital. I'm not sure what is going on at the moment but I'm a bit of a bleeder since Ivy and Noah came into the world. Trying to work out where it is all coming from. Home now and on the mend. Ivy and Noah are asleep and I have DH to myself for a little while.

Yes we had a lovely time at Noah & Ivy's party said Sam & Joel.

It was very special to see how far two very precious little premmies have come.They are gorgeous little tykes with the cutest smiles on their dials for everyone ... just like their mum.It was a twin picnic with 5 sets of twins there ? is that right Tiff

The photos are great Tiff. Rest up as much as you can.:hug:

Welcome Lorasha - Sam & Joel were 35wks4days and they only had feeding issues nothing else but we stayed 19 days in :rolleyes: hospital.

Naomi - hope you little guy is home soon.Yes , we are here for you to vent too and we all know what is it like having to leave bub (Macauley) behind too even if they are well. I had huge supply too and started to freeze mine for later.

Kathryn - that is fabulous Ashton is a legend or your milk has superpowers.

great photos Tiff.
i am guessing the pic of two twin boys was Sam & Joel & you Trish?!
loved the party bags! Ivy & Noah looked so gorgeous as per usual! i bet it is hard to believe that this time 12 months ago u were just about to start the twins journey into the world and the long hospital jpurney.....
Awesome weight gaining for Ashton Kathryn well done!

Yes Nic - BTW Nixon is very cute in his new ticker photo and his outfit looks great as usual.
Almost 12 months ago my little embryos were beginning their life journey wow look at them now.

Great photo's Tiff, Looks like everyone had a great time. :)

Naomi, I know it's hard to believe but Macauley will get home soon. Willow spent 50 days in the NICU/SCN. One min she was doing really well then the next there were problems. I think setbacks are a part of life in the SCN. So rest up as much as you can before Macauley comes home (and I'm sure that will be really soon.)

Nothing much has changed here. DH has gone away for a week for work. I can't wait till he comes home, the three kids are driving me nuts. Think I might put them to bed early and have a nice long hot bath..... Thats only if Willow will let me......lol.

Raven

Wow, i feel so lucky Anneliese was only in NICU/SCN for 27 days... one little boy, who was born at 26w was only in for 60 days, him and Allie were due on the same day. He was only born because his mum got so sick due to a chest infection... he was discharged weighing over 4kg, at like 37w!! I wonder what he would've been like if he went to FT inside his mum...

We were in for 69 days and that was more than enough for this little black duck!

BRAG ALERT!!!!
Ivy is pulling herself up on the furniture!!!! Not only that but she can clap her hands too! AWWWW she's growing up.
Noah is commando crawling and is starting to get up on his hands and knees and rock!
brag over.

Gosh most of you were so lucky with the amount of time spent in NICU/SCN.. Ronan was in hospital for 110 days (3.5 months) and we were stuffed at the end of the road.. In the last 4wks he was in hospital i was sitting there for 10hrs everyday just so i could be there for 3 breastfeeds everyday.. :(

Tiggy - Wooohoooo for Ivy & Noah!! I would be bragging too.. :)

Naomi - Welcome to our little chat group! We look foward to hearing the news of your little one coming home.. :D

I hope everyone else's bubs are doing well!

I won't be on for about 2 weeks as Ronan and i are flying to Sydney tomorrow (first time he will have met the whole family on my side) so it's very exciting.. Ohhhh also he got his first tooth!! :D

That's great news Tiff! Well done Ivy and Noah :confetti: :confetti: They do grow up sooo quickly.

Raven

Hi guys - so sorry I haven't been around lately! Hope you and the bubs are all well.
Tiff- Congrats on the Mod status and to Ivy and Noah too on their great acheivements!!
Naomi- Welcome!!
Rac- Hope you and Ronan have a great trip.

Kyla and I are going well. She's getting bigger and has become a lot more cuddly with me which I love. We have the Physio coming tomorrow to work on her crawling and standing. She's still only half crawling...so close, but dragging one leg behind and still isn't standing or pulling up...hopefully soon!

Hey guys

Congrats too everyone on their babies achievements. They are all growing up too quickly :)

I have my own brag to add...

ANNELIESE ROLLED OVER!!!

i had her on a mat under a tree, just at a playground, and all of a sudden she was on her tummy, from her back. OMG!!!

Yay Simone!!!
Yay Annaleise!! WTG little girl

Hi Carrie!
Long time no speak!
Good to hear that you are well and that Kyla is too. Missing you around here!

Tiff, i love the kids new ticker piccy. so gorgeous :)

Hi ladies is this where you mean to start chatting? Wasn't sure if I was just suppose to crash a thread or start my own gees what to do:rolleyes: I have added a thread just qick story on us and we also have a totsite if you like to take a look. www.totsites.com/tot/airliefae

I have chatted to Rac before and know she is up on holiday near me. Was wondering if any of you keep incontact with her ? if so I was wondering if you could give her a message that we would still love to catch up with her and R. Thanks

Fiona

AWW thanks Simone, I had to work hard for that one! Neither of them were feeling too crash hot, so smiles were at a minimum.
Fiona,
Racs posts on here.
Welcome to our little group. Alot of the girls on here also post on Austprem, so you might see some familiar names! Good to have you on board. We celebrate all the little milestones as well as the big ones! Looking forward to getting to know you better!