Finally we get to be a family, without nurses, doctors, wards, tubes, monitors, incubators, and charts. We can be together without a 2km car or bike ride to get to each other. Sophie can be in her own bed and we can finally just be together. It seems like a small thing, but to us it is everything.
It has been a long road.
We did have a couple of last minute bumps in the road. First she failed her hearing test, only to have it repeated the next day and pass, this is apparently not unusual. She got a rash on her tummy, with had to be treated with an antibacterial cream. She also had her 6 week immunisations, after which she had to have her heart rate and oxygen saturation monitored for 24 hours, which meant going back out into the unit (she had been rooming in with Deb) for that period of time. But despite all this she managed to have about 9 feeds per day (with a target of 8 to 12) and put on 60g in 2 days, which is about the same that she put on over the whole weekend.
So, the discharge process is supposed to be all over by noon and then we hope to go and show her off at work before taking her home. Will let you know how it goes.
Congratulations, hope it all goes smoothly and you don't have to go back to hospital til she's 7 and falls out of a tree!! Enjoy your family where they belong xK
ReplyDeleteWahoo! Congrats guys. Everything will have been worth the wait by this afternoon! Bet you're both chuffed as! Well done!!!
ReplyDeleteThats great news guys! Can't wait to see you tomorrow and I'll have the basinet for you too. Love you xo (from Bec)
ReplyDeleteHI to the Greenwood family at home at last I am absolutely thrilled for you and can't wait to visit tomorrow until then
ReplyDeleteLove mum