A pair of beautiful twins and two cpap machines :) Our day couldn't have gone any better.
Emilia and Eva are both doing really well and we are over the moon.
onsdag 31 augusti 2011
tisdag 30 augusti 2011
Panic over!
It is 6.45 and I just called for an update. When they changed Emilia's nappy at 01.00 she had pooed in the bag! Hooray! I am not really sure how I managed to sleep as I was so worried. I had called for an update at 22.00 and been told that the surgeon had been to see her and rinsed the hole with salt solution. I guess that must have sorted it.
Eva has been a little bit unstable in the night but they have put her back on the normal respirator and she is feeling much better this morning.
I hope everyone reading this has a good day :) Mine has started perfectly.
Eva has been a little bit unstable in the night but they have put her back on the normal respirator and she is feeling much better this morning.
I hope everyone reading this has a good day :) Mine has started perfectly.
Quick update
Poo has stopped coming in the bag :( I don't really know how much more of this we can take. The Dr has said that it can happen and doesn't necessarily mean that something is wrong, but it is hard not to think the worst.
When I arrived this morning the Dr was working to stabilise Eva. He changed her respirator and gave her some medicine to relax her. After that she was much better.
When I arrived this morning the Dr was working to stabilise Eva. He changed her respirator and gave her some medicine to relax her. After that she was much better.
måndag 29 augusti 2011
Good day!
We have had a good day, not much change from yesterday. Emilia was still quite wriggly but not as intense as yesterday which is a good sign. Eva is still in recovery, quite swollen and in need of a lot of oxygen. An x-ray showed water on her lungs but she is peeing at the expected rate which should help with that. She is getting another x-ray a bit later to check that things are moving in the right direction. We both feel really calm at the moment which is nice!
We went to the parent meeting today and met all the parents that are in our room. It was great to exchange stories and be with people in the same situation. We were shown the best way to change a nappy on a premature baby too, hooray! I think we will be a bit more confident doing it tomorrow.
We went to the parent meeting today and met all the parents that are in our room. It was great to exchange stories and be with people in the same situation. We were shown the best way to change a nappy on a premature baby too, hooray! I think we will be a bit more confident doing it tomorrow.
söndag 28 augusti 2011
1 kg and a closed ductus!
Yes, my youngest daughter Eva Toni Lindqvist had a flag on her incubator signalling that she has reached the 1kg mark! Hooray. Her operation went well. They took her at 13.00 and she was back in at 14.15. During that time we had her super awake sister out to play who has made a full recovery after her operation.
Emilia lay on Jens for three hours and then she lay on me for another three. The poor little thing is suffering morphine withdrawals and has been awake and wriggling around pretty much all afternoon. I left the hospital at 20.00 and she was still awake. Hopefully she will get a good nights sleep tonight, she definitely needs it.
So things are looking up! I am not going to count my chickens just yet but it all seems to be moving in the right direction. Our Dr is now calling us Familjen in och ur (The family in and out). It is like our twins have timed this, as soon as one twin is out of the danger zone the other is in it!
Oh and Felix, Mandy and Martin it is looking like you may have a ginger partner in crime called Eva!
Emilia lay on Jens for three hours and then she lay on me for another three. The poor little thing is suffering morphine withdrawals and has been awake and wriggling around pretty much all afternoon. I left the hospital at 20.00 and she was still awake. Hopefully she will get a good nights sleep tonight, she definitely needs it.
So things are looking up! I am not going to count my chickens just yet but it all seems to be moving in the right direction. Our Dr is now calling us Familjen in och ur (The family in and out). It is like our twins have timed this, as soon as one twin is out of the danger zone the other is in it!
Oh and Felix, Mandy and Martin it is looking like you may have a ginger partner in crime called Eva!
lördag 27 augusti 2011
Operation
Eva is having her operation tomorrow morning. We have been to see her and she looked really tired. She had an x-ray that showed water on her lungs which is a symptom of an open ductus. They have also tested her for an infection and she has been put on antibiotics just in case. As always she is being closely watched and her Dr (who is amazing) has assured us that her life is not in danger.
We are at home now and have decided it is best to leave the medical staff to do their jobs. It is really difficult for me to see needles being put into her and when I am there I have to watch.
Emilia is doing great and is going on the cpap in the morning.
We are at home now and have decided it is best to leave the medical staff to do their jobs. It is really difficult for me to see needles being put into her and when I am there I have to watch.
Emilia is doing great and is going on the cpap in the morning.
Update
Unfortunately Eva's ductus valve was open today so she is going to have the operation to close it. Once it is closed it cannot open again. She was supposed to have the surgery at 14.30 but she reacted badly to being put back on the respirator. They are now waiting until she feels good again and then they will operate. It may be tonight or tomorrow morning.
All we can do is wait and hope for the best.
All we can do is wait and hope for the best.
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