still on the drip, but out of the oxygen crib!
baby woke up at 2:30am this morning and started sucking at nothing, obviously realising that food is missing... (when the drip in his hand stopped taking fluid and they had to do one into his other hand, he were without food for a little while, which explains why he got hungry)
the night nurse came and found me and asked if they could give him formula. i said of course if you really need to. however when i walked in there a few minutes later and she had been attending to one of the other babes, she said, let’s try him on the breast and he sucked happily for 40 mins, and didn’t seem too distressed afterwards.
back into the crib he went. he had another feed at 530... and your breathing was finally down to 55 (normal range is 40-60). a blood test showed he has an infection of some description, with the infection marker at 46, which shouldn’t be above 3. thankfully as a precaution, when his breathing was accelerated they had already started him on antibiotics which they will now continue.
maddie and joseph came to see baby through the nursery door and m was so happy she bounced up and down, then cried the whole way home because she couldn’t hold him. after feeding well throughout the day and this evening they took away his crib and put you in a regular cot! hooray!
baby was given this adorable mini quilt (pictured above), which all babies in the midland hospital special nursery receive, made by a wonderful group of volunteers. it is adorable and has been placed above the crib to block out the lights and is now keeping him warm in his cot. he's already doing so well and i am feeling very positive. it's hard not too when the nurses are so lovely and keep me so well updated on his progress. if i have to be still in the hospital, it's a very nice place to be. ♥
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