Lysndan we all have days like that, even with my full-term bubs. Maybe do something for yourself that helps you relax & feel better (I love hot baths with a good book myself):
Plus side is daddy-daughter bonding time.
Chris
DS1
DD
DS2
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Lysndan we all have days like that, even with my full-term bubs. Maybe do something for yourself that helps you relax & feel better (I love hot baths with a good book myself):
Plus side is daddy-daughter bonding time.
Chris
DS1
DD
DS2
#4 due Sep
Ive had those days even weeks with my own kids of all gestations.:
Did anyone elses prem have a pneumothorax?
Lleyton did then he got bronculitus and rsv and his lung collapsed.
Nobody will diagnose him til hes 18 months but he coughs a lot, wheezes and doesnt handle colder mornings very well. I feel helpless, hes so grumpy this morning and pale but nobody except the mchn listens
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Oh hun, we all have those days, I still do!!! Don't beat yourself up, you can't always do everything hun and sometimes bub makes it hard for us to figure out what's going on xx:
Thanks for the welcome ladies :)
charlotte91 - thank you. This is my first bubs, so loads of unknowns!! I am planning on breastfeeding and haven't been told much of what to expect yet, so thanks for the heads up on the pump! My midwife gave me a few reference sites and books to read on breastfeeding, but as yet my Ob or Midwife haven't really explained what to expect if bub's does come early! I am going in with a list of questions at my next appt, after doing my own 'research'.
Can I ask with what the sort of norm or timeframe is for premmie bubs? I've been reading that they like to keep them in up til their EDD and then I've read / been told that it depends on bubs and their weight gain and overall health...
DD was in hospital til just after her EDD. Which was nearly 7 weeks. But, she had alot of other issues.
My understanding is that yes, weight gain must be good and they must be on all 'suck feeds' for a few days.
If bubby comes early and has minimal sucking reflex then they may insert a NGT (naso-gastric tube) through the nose for feeds until bub is bigger.
We kept DDs very last NGT. The nurses were pretty grossed out by that. :)
My early bubs were in til 35.5 weeks and my bub at 35.5 weeks didnt stay in
14 weeks now yay second trimester
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The twins were born at 35+2 and stayed in 15 days it was all to do with 24 hours of just suck feeds, no ngt top ups or feeds and they needed to weigh 2.5kg before they could be discharged which was a struggle as Js weight dropped to 1.7kg
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I kept the twins NGT from scn and the ones from ICU:
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DS was born at 34 weeks and he stayed in the scbu for 13 days. came home on b/f and top ups.
my advice is to go to a breastfeeding class now if you can or whilst you are in hospital. it will help you more then anything! i wish i had gone and now i recommend it to everyone.
Hi ladies
I'm now the proud mama of 2 very impatient boys - DS1 Blake born at 35+5 in 2007 and DS2 Liam at 33 weeks 7 days ago.
due to PROM.
I am struggling with the fact my bub is still in SCN. Blake was admitted for jaundice and a lazy suck but came home on day 7. We're at that point now with Liam but of course he is only 34 weeks corrected. He had Cpap for 20 hours, slight jaundice which is gone and monitors galore, which at all now off, it's just feeding that needs to happen. I'm expressing around the clock and my supply is good, and offering him ebm in a bottle, but he is just so sleepy and the most he has taken is 18ml of a 50ml per feed quota.
Does anyone have any tips on waking him up?
I look forward to getting to know you all.
He's so little at only 34 weeks. It's common for little ones to be sleepy.
Congratulations!!
Jackson took ages to get over the "sleepy" stage. How old is your little man now?
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Hi Ashlee, as others said at 34 weeks it's common for bub to be sleepy. My DS was born at 33+3weeks & best advice I got was from a NICU/SCBU nurse who said 'let him sleep it's when he does all his growing- better he grows sooner he will be home' After that I breast fed him when he woke by himself & NG fed him the other times- also if you learn the NG feed well some hospitals have an early release program (ask the dr & nurses)
Does your hospital have a PIPA (Preterm Infants Parents Association) support group. PIPA gave me a folder on the gestations & what was 'normal' helped me get through.
Best if luck! And may the hospital stay be short & uneventful!
Chris
DS1
DD
DS2
#4 due Sep
Oh & DS2 stayed in hospital for 18 days (would have been home sooner but had reflux that affected weight gain)
Talk with your Doctor about when your DS is likely to come home. Get them to keep communicating with you, so you have an idea what to expect.
Chris
DS1
DD
DS2
#4 due Sep
We were always told to aim for the due date for discharge, but that's only a guide it solely depends on how bub is doing. My 30 weeker was in for 6 weeks, we pushed for discharge. He was suck feeding for 48 hours and off monitors for 48 hours. He was only 2kg when we bought him home. My 34 weeker was only in NICU/SCN for 7 days before transferring back to the local hospital for a further 2 days then early discharge program where I had to take him back everyday until they were happy with him. However DS2 was 3kg at birth so he'd already met the weight requirement for our hospital. When DS1 (2007) was in KEMH we only had to reach 2kg for discharge to happen, they also had to be on all sucks feeds and off monitors for 48 hours and also maintaining temperature. With DS2 (2009) it was the same, the only thing holding us back was jaundice.
Ashlee, congrats hun x I agree with the others he's only a week old, he's putting his energy in to breathing etc. It will take a bit of time hun. :hug:
Holy crapola. Just some stats from miss A's discharge summary ..
Born 30.11.11 by c sec due to severe PE/IUGR/ AEDF (absent end diastolic flow)
Weight 850g
Height 33cms
Head Circumference 24cms
APGAR Scores 6 (1min), 7 (5 min), 9 (10min)
NICU time 61days
SCN time 31 days
Issues
Respiratory
Hyaline Membrane Disease (RDS)
Chronic lung disease / BPD
Apnoea of Prematurity
Management of Respiratory issues
-Supplimental oxygen (highest o2 concentration given was 45%)
Oxygen given for a total of 1681 hours.
-Ventilation for HMD (total hours 95h25m) self extubated.
-Nasal CPAP (total hours 1332hrs)
-2x doses of surfactant used first given ay 4hrs of age.
-caffeine given for 64days
-morphine
-immunisations
Cardiac issue of PDA managed by frusemide, saline volume expansion, pharmacologic treatment of PDA (ibuprofen) unable to complete course of ibuprofen due to renal impairement. Duct closed with time.
Haematological issues
-anaemia of prematurity (2xtop up transfusions given & on ferrous)
- jaundice (phototherapy used for 25hrs)
Neurological diagnosis
-Bilateral IVH grade 1
NO ROP
Infections
- septicaemia (coagulase neg staphylococcus at 11 days old ( course of abs benzylpenicillin, gentamicin & vancomycin)
-lumbar puncture
-crp was 48
Metabolic issue - lactic Acidocis
Gastro intestinal - GERD (reflux) colic, constipation, umbilical hernia.
Umbilical catheter for 89hours.
Parenatal Nutrition for 13days (TPN) NG tube feeds
Enteral feeding commenced 4.12.11 full enteral feeding achieved 14.12.11.
Discharge weight 3.644kgs
I knew lots happened, but whoaaaa. She's come a long way.
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wow lynsdan! little amelia has definately come a long way! you will certainly have a story to tell her when she is older!
She certainly did well :D Great APGAR scores too, DS1's were 2:4:4 and DS2's were 6:6:8 both ventilated at birth due to HMD/RDS. Little champions all of them :D