Millie's Milestones

MUMMY came home today - the first time she had been out of hospital for almost one month.

She said it was nice to walk on carpet again and to relax in her own bath surrounded by bubbles.

But it was also hard for her to leave Millie in the Special Care Baby Unit and there were a few tears.

Daddy picked up mummy at 1pm, and they drove to Mothercare where they bought some baby things.

On the way back, he treated her to a drive-thru Burger King meal (daddy always did know how to treat a girl well).

After a few hours at home, it was back to the hospital in the evening.

Millie has put on 42 grammes (again about 1 1/2 ounces) in the past 24 hours.

She now weighs 2lb 11 1/2 ounces.

Her potassium levels are well on the way to sorting themselves out, which means her kidneys are improving rapidly.

In the evening, daddy cuddled Millie while mummy expressed milk.

Then it was mummy's turn and Millie had a nuzzle at her breast.

Millie's feeds have been upped again to 5ml (one teaspoon) every two hours through the tube into her tummy.

This means she is having 60ml of milk every day.

It's a short post today because mummy and daddy are very tired. But Millie is doing really well and they are very pleased with her.

posted by Johann @ 11:07 PM