Millie's Milestones

Day 71 - To Lincolnshire!

MILLIE'S iron levels have slightly improved.

This indicates that the iron drops are having some effect.

It will be a few weeks before her iron has recovered.

But for the moment she does not need a blood transfusion.

This means daddy believes Millie is well enough to make her first trip to see the family in Lincolnshire.

If all goes well, she will stay for two days.

But everyone could be in for a sleepless time as Millie has had few restless nights this week due to colic.

So as well as gripe water, she is taking one of daddy's chocolate cakes as a present to say sorry in advance for keeping everybody awake.

Millie is also taking some herbs as presents for her aunties, uncles and cousins.

These have been grown from the seeds her daddy specially planted on Mother's Day when Millie was in hospital.

There should be lots of photos from the Lincolnshire visit and some of these will be posted here on our return.

While at the hospital yesterday (Friday), Millie had her first proper eye test.

This involved a rather brutal procedure.

Millie's eye-lids were held open with metal clamps before the doctor put in some drops to dilate her pupils and then took some measurements.

Millie passed the test with flying colours.

But mummy described the whole episode as 'hideous' and the most distressing yet of anything her daughter has been through.

It's funny how some medical procedures - such as ultra-sound scans - seem so advanced while others seem positively Victorian and antiquated.

posted by Johann @ 11:25 AM