Sal - I hope you guys get to take Archer home really soon. I gotta say it is SO SO tough doing this with a toddler in tow - talk about feeling torn to pieces. But we're coping.....just. DP is working 5 days in a row from tomorrow now, so I have my mum and the MIL lined up to be with DS for part of each day so I can get some time at the hospital with Heidi. At least if I can make it in for a few hours each day I think I'll be ok. We'll see.
Heidi's weight has remained stable, she dropped 5g down to 900g last night - at least stable is good. They're increasing her EBM feeds but are now perfusing them over an hour or so rather than giving it all to her at once. As she's gone up to 4 or 5mls each time she's started to get a bit refluxy and she's dropped her oxygen levels so they're hoping this is a gentler option to encourage things along.
I do have more to post but don't have the energy right now so I"ll come back in and let a few things out tomorrow I think. Its hard when you hit a wall and don't know where to go.
But I have to say a huge big thank you to the gorgeous Beema for giving me a contact to have some professional photos taken of Heidi while she's in NICU & still so tiny. We had a lovely lady come in this afternoon and take some shots of DP, DS & I as well as some photos of us having a kanga cuddle too. We felt really special and I'm so pleased we'll have the beautiful memories of her early weeks in photos too. She'll look back on this when she's older and not believe it all!
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