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carolina · Sep 8, 2012

Awwwwwwww

Congratulations!
She looks great and strong for such a tiny little girl! I am sure she is going to do just fine! :cross:
How long is she expected to be on NICU? (Hope you don't mind me asking? :hugs:

I knw it must be so hard for you :hugs:

)
Hang in there, and enjoy your moments with your beautiful little princess!!! :rub:

catlover19 · Sep 8, 2012

Thank you everyone. I can't wait to bring her home. I got to change her diaper for the first time today. It was the first time I got to really do anything for her so it made me happy, even though it was a gross poopy diaper.

Pollyanna said:
Congratulations!!! Your little girl is beautiful and looks so strong!

How are you feeling?

Her name is beautiful and what a great coincident that she arrived on this exact day!

(I have a cousin that shares her name, with a different spelling though, I like your spelling. My cousins´s name is Kathrine Amy Elizabeth)

I am feeling pretty good. I know that Aimee is in the best place for her right now. They are helping her grow strong so she can come home. The nurses are all awesome and let us know everything that they are doing and answer all of our questions. I'm tired of being in pain from the c-section though. It hurts a lot to try to get in and out of bed.

Carolina said:
Awwwwwwww

Congratulations!
She looks great and strong for such a tiny little girl! I am sure she is going to do just fine!

How long is she expected to be on NICU? (Hope you don't mind me asking?

I knw it must be so hard for you

)
Hang in there, and enjoy your moments with your beautiful little princess!!!

They expect her stay to be "closer to my due date" which was November 15. They are hoping to be able to transfer her to my hometown hospital in about 3-4 weeks so we don't have to keep going 40 minutes away. They said her total hospital stay could be just 6 weeks, which is 4 weeks before she was supposed to be born.

mbjerkness · Sep 9, 2012

Congratulations, beautiful name.

starryeyedtiger · Sep 10, 2012

Congratulations!!! She is just lovely! Sending lots of healthy, healing vibes that way for her to gain strength and be able to go home soon!

AbbysMom · Sep 11, 2012

Congratulations!!!!! What a cutie! I love her name. :heart2: Sending many healthy vibes her way. :vibes:

catlover19 · Sep 11, 2012

Just thought I would share these pictures too. This was the first time we got to hold her. She is much smaller than she looks wrapped up. The nurse left the pillow with the wire inside that is wrapped around her and just put a blanket around it.

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Sep 11, 2012

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Sep 11, 2012

She is doing really well. She is 1 week old today....that week went so fast. Last week, when they first started feeding her she was eating 1mL of food every 2 hours. As of yesterday it was 9mL, but today it should be going up to 10mL. Full feeds are 13mL, so she is getting there. Once she is at full feeds, her IV can come out. That should be tomorrow or Thursday hopefully. Her CPAP is down to 5, which is the lowest number before she can come off of it. They said they could take her off soon but then she will use all her energy trying to breathe and may not digest her food properly so they are leaving her on the CPAP for a little while longer. She is off the photo therapy for her jaundice too.

pat · Sep 11, 2012

Congratulations! I'm glad you decided to post pictures, it doesn't bother me to see preemies, I was present for the delivery of many of them when I was still working as a high risk labor and delivery rn.

denice · Sep 11, 2012

I am so glad that you're able to hold her now. It sounds like she is gaining strenghth really well and hopefully she will be able to come home really soon.

nurseangel · Sep 11, 2012

Congratulations! She is wonderful!

callista · Sep 11, 2012

She's beautiful! Those tiny little hands... awww

In the pictures of her under the phototherapy lights, she totally looks like she's sunbathing!

luvmyparker · Sep 11, 2012

Congratulations on your new (and very tiny) addition. Prayers and vibes for her her to continue to grow strong and healthy! She is beautiful!

catlover19 · Sep 12, 2012

Callista said:
She had to go back on the photo therapy yesterday. She has been on and off it 3 times now. Good news is, she is gaining weight. She was 960 grams at birth, went down to 920 and is up to 1000 grams now. She is gaining all in her belly. They took her IV out yesterday too so now she is just hooked up to the monitors and CPAP.

matts mom · Sep 12, 2012

Congratultions! the baby is precious

denice · Sep 12, 2012

I wouldn't be concerned about going back under the lights. That is common for all babies including full term babies. It isn't the same thing as liver disease in someone that is older.

MoochNNoodles · Sep 12, 2012

Aw look at her all relaxed! Too cute!! Seeing her in your arms and then reading your description of how she is wrapped really puts her size in perspective!

callista · Sep 13, 2012

Have you considered starting a blog for your little one? Since you posted about becoming her mom, I've read a few from other moms of preemies, and really enjoyed reading about their experiences. This one, for example: http://micropreemietwins.blogspot.com/ She's been keeping this for ages, and her daughters are in first grade now! 'Course your baby isn't extremely premature like they were, but still, same principle.

It would be a cool place to put up all those pictures and keep people up to date on how she's doing. Of course, entirely contingent on whether you have the time, energy, and brain-power left. I've never been a new mom, but I'm told it's exhausting!

catlover19 · Sep 13, 2012

MoochNNoodles said:
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Originally Posted by Callista

Have you considered starting a blog for your little one? Since you posted about becoming her mom, I've read a few from other moms of preemies, and really enjoyed reading about their experiences. This one, for example: http://micropreemietwins.blogspot.com/ She's been keeping this for ages, and her daughters are in first grade now! 'Course your baby isn't extremely premature like they were, but still, same principle.

It would be a cool place to put up all those pictures and keep people up to date on how she's doing. Of course, entirely contingent on whether you have the time, energy, and brain-power left. I've never been a new mom, but I'm told it's exhausting!

carolina · Sep 13, 2012

Awwwww Look at that beautiful picture of you two! :clap:

She is so tiny! :heart3:
:vibes:

natalie_ca · Sep 13, 2012

Congrats! So glad you got to hold her!!

natalie_ca · Sep 13, 2012

catlover19 said:
She had to go back on the photo therapy yesterday. She has been on and off it 3 times now. Good news is, she is gaining weight. She was 960 grams at birth, went down to 920 and is up to 1000 grams now. She is gaining all in her belly. They took her IV out yesterday too so now she is just hooked up to the monitors and CPAP.

She is tiny, but she looks long!

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