Livia looking at her daddy.
Sisters during Kangaroo Care
And Auntie Lindsay came to visit us today.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
NICU Day 6
I spent today with the girls again. They both ate really well today, meeting their minimums all by bottle. We did tube feed Caroline in the tube for one feeding just to give her a bit of a break. Both girls had bradycardia episodes today (called "brady's"). This is when their heart rates drop and slows to an abnormal pace for a period of seconds, and sometimes they stop breathing for that short time as well. The nurses assure me that this is pretty common in premature babies and will stop as the girls get closer to their due date. It's still scary to witness this happen because you can see the heart rate drop on the monitor and the alarm sounds and the nurse comes running in... very scary for a mom to see. Each time one of them has a brady automatically tacks on an extra 5 days to their NICU stay. Caroline has had a few of these already, but today was Olivia's first one. Maybe she just doesn't want to leave before her sister.
Livia looking at her daddy.
Sisters during Kangaroo Care
And Auntie Lindsay came to visit us today.
Livia looking at her daddy.
Sisters during Kangaroo Care
And Auntie Lindsay came to visit us today.
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3 comments:
It was great to see you and the girls yesterday. Rob thinks I paid you to put my picture up! Haha.
-Lindsay
Lindsay was kind enough to share your blog. Caroline and Olivia look so good for arriving so early. I know you can't wait to get them both home. Don't worry about becoming a great mom - you're already there. Congrats to you and Rob.
Cyndi McNamara
Hey Audrey!
It's Jodi from salonblonde. Congratulations on you beautiful girls. I'm so glad everything is going well. Man, those umbilical cords were SCARY! You have some busy little girls. I see they are mischevious together already. I was going to call you when I was in the hospital, but between the Norco and my family, I kept forgetting. I can't believe you were there for 6 weeks and they didn't give you a Lakeview. I feel for you. I was only in there for 5 days and it felt weird to go outside, I can't imagine 6 weeks. Well, I hope the girls get to go home soon. Get lots of rest while you can.
Jodi
P.S. That kangaroo thing looks fun! I love it when Seth (my new one) snuggles up to me. You get double lucky girl.
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