Premmie Mums #9

[Chrispe]

We just got back from visiting DD2. She is at quota . We tried a suck feed (ebm in a bottle) but she only took half. So one full bottle feed and two half bottle - half ng feeds today out of 8. We are getting there! When she can do 4 feeds a day I will room in with her again for 48 hours, then hopefully take her home. I had a peak into her red book and her apgars were 9 and 9.


DD2 is in an open cot . I'm a bit frightened about rooming in to be honest. She is so darn small. And I have so many questions. Will I demand feed or feed on the clock? Can I have a 4-5 hour stretch of sleep overnight? If she does sleep past a feed and I don't wake her up, how will I know if her bsl's have really dropped? What formula should I use incase my supply drops rapidly? Eeeks!

Wow! That is great news!

Are there any/many nurses you feel comfortable asking questions? (when DS2 was in hospital we were assigned a really nice social worker who helped us, and in the support group there was a nurse who we asked any and everything)


I think all of us are scared of the thought of rooming-in. I'm not sure about the other hospitals but in SA WCH hospital has a nurse/midwife assigned to the parenting room to help with any questions & issues you have on the days you are in.

(btw when it comes time to room in they will have made sure her BSLs are steady)