Premmie Mums #9

[Early Kids]

Hi sorry to highjack this thread (I don't seem to be able to PM) i just wanted to say a big "Hi!!" to "Early Kids"..... G'day Sal it's been a long time since we've seen or spoken, I'm pretty sure I only had 2 and now I'm UTD with #4 and u've got another lil boy too. Although I'm pretty sure I did hear about that on the grapevine quite awhile ago. Glad everything seems to be going well for you.
Luv K. Jones

WOW number 4!! So glad to hear from you! I hope everything is going well Are you on facebook? will try and find you!

[HomeStyleMumma]

Yeah they all keep me pretty busy but it's heaps of fun... most of the time haha!!
No sorry don't have facebook (hubby not really into having private stuff public). If you can tell me or I can work out again how to PM I can give you email addy or something. Then maybe can try catch up again when I'm up in the old home town next??? Won't be for a while though as we are off holidaying for a few months from Easter to get back about a month before bubbys birth

[Early Kids]

you won't be able to PM until 50? (I think) posts... *removed email*

glad things are going well for you too! And a home birth after a prem! That's awesome!

[KittyK]

early kids: I was able to take him home after 12 days as the hospital we were transferred to had room for me to board so I could BF him every feed. I spent 3 or 4 days boarding then the 2 days of rooming in. When he was born he was breathing fast so they just took him to the SCN where he was in the incubator thingy for only 24 hours then he was happy breathing on his own. I had GD so they had to put a canula in his little arm for sugar water just in case, and he had that apnea monitor on his chest just in case. He pulled the canula out after 3 days I think. He pulled the tube out of his nose once or twice, luckily couldn't get his hands on the apnea machine Was so horrible seeing him like that but then the tubes started coming out and every one that came out was like a step towards him being strong enough to come home so it was a good feeling.

[Early Kids]

Sounds like he did well Kitty! DS2 was in NICU for 24 hours, SCN for 6 days and then transferred to my local at one week. I then discharged ourselves on day nine but had to keep taking him back for blood tests on day 11 they were satisfied and let us go for good So different from DS1....

[HomeStyleMumma]

you won't be able to PM until 50? (I think) posts... you won't be able to PM until 50? (I think) posts... *removed email address*

glad things are going well for you too! And a home birth after a prem! That's awesome!

Thanks for the reminder about PMing, I had to re-register bacause it has been SOO long since I've been on here so post count started again.

Yes and I'm so very glad I had a home birth too (labour and delivery were only 1 1/2 all up so I definitely wouldn't have wanted to be going to hospital!!), my 1st daughter was early because of partial placental abruption which I had already delt with a few times through pregnancy so I was not expecting (& didn'y have) any complications with 3rd baby. I am planning to home birth again this time but not sure if it will be with a private MW at home or through the community program in Perth again. Have tentitively organised for both but if it's in Perth (my preference) then we will have to find a rental after we get back from holidays. Bit crazy but very exciting!