Millie's Milestones

TODAY was the first day all three of us found ourselves able to breath a little more easily.

Millie is off the ventilator and no longer on morphine or dopamine. In the words of one midwife, she is "doing lovely".

She is breathing virtually unassisted with just a little help from two tubes which blow oxygen gently in the direction of her nostrils.

Because she no longer has a ventilator tube through her voice box, Millie can now cry (and sometimes won't stop when she starts!). She continues to kick and fidget and opens her eyes occasionally when mummy and daddy are talking to her.

Like her parents, Millie seems to have sensitive skin. She has developed a slight rash and is therefore lying on her nappy, rather than being wrapped inside it.

She has been lying under a plastic cover to keep her warm.

Caroline has been snuggling up to the toy 'bug' given to Millie by her cousin Beth, so it smells nicely of mummy and can be placed next to Millie on Tuesday morning.

Caroline is up and about without a wheelchair. She is expressing milk in increasing amounts every three to four hours, ready for when Millie starts to feed, which will probably be tomorrow (Tues).

Vida, Caroline's god-mother, came to visit and brought some flowers which have brightened up the ward. All the flowers we have been given are lasting well.

The ward can be rather noisy through the night: If the babies don't keep Caroline awake then their snoring mothers do!

It looks like Caroline will be back home in Tiptree on Monday 27th February, which will be almost a month to the day since she first went into hospital.

Confirmed forthcoming visits to look forward to: John & Linda (Wednesday 22nd); Winston & Lynda (Saturday 25th).

posted by Johann @ 4:18 AM