Not Every Day Can Be A Gem…
Hey’a folks, Dad here – we’ve had one of those days where you really should never get out of bed… but there was a silver lining to it… that we choose to see. The day started at around 6:30am for me.. which means I had about 3.5 hours sleep… so I grabbed a shower and off we went. We got to the hospital after stopping for gas… at this point things are good. We meet with the nurse for an update and quickly proceeded to breastfeeding.. I say we but Lindsay’s the superstar there… Ayden latched on, out of the gate and Lindsay was doing things like a pro… The new area that Ayden is in is really not very private, you have to wheel over a curtain on a metal frame and the room isn’t level so the frame tends...
eyes and hearing
Just a quick update. Ayden had his ears tested this week and he passed… WOO HOO… Each week Ayden was receiving eye exams and during the exam this past monday they noticed that some of the blood vessels in his left eye are not growing properly. So they are going to continue to monitor him and if need be they will do some laser eye surgery on the little guy. This will correct it. The name for the problem is called Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). ROP is an eye disease. IT affects the retina, the back surface of the eye that is responsible for vision. The retina works like a file in a camera. When light strikes the retina a picture is made. The macula, at the center of the retina, absorbs light and helps with seeing colors. In preterm babies, the...
Ayden progress Jan 30th
So Last night Dad and I traveled to hamilton for some dad snuggle time. We arrived at about 7:30 and Dad sat down in the chair while I got Ayden ready for some snuggles. Snuggle time for dad was great. He sang all sorts of songs to Ayden and just had some relaxing time. Snuggle time however was interrupted when the nurse came over and said that Ayden was going to be transferred to level 2. Now for those that don’t know, Ayden has been in a level 3 ward at the hospital…this is the highest level of care for a preemie or newborn. Level 2 is like a graduation!! he is doing so well and is stable that they transferred him. It’s one more step closer to coming home. So Dad changed the diaper, the nurse checked Aydens vitals (temperature etc) and then...
Cuddles keep me sane!!!
So today I went down to the hospital for my daily visit with Ayden. I arrived at 10:30 to a soundly sleeping baby boy. He was lying on his tummy with his hands at his face all tucked in. He looked so peaceful, I just sat down and watched him sleep. He finally started to stir at about 11:45 so the nurse came over and checked his lungs to make sure they sounded clear and they did. Then I changed his diaper…smelly boy…LOL…and it was then time for some mom and Ayden time. We had a 20 minute breast feeding trial today. He latched really well, but then would pull his head away, and then would re-latch…but it was enjoyable and he did get some milk from me too! After we had our breastfeeding time, we hooked his milk up to his feeding tube. (they...
Monday Jan 26th
Well Ayden has made some HUGE strides in the last few days. He came off the oxygen on Jan 22nd and stayed off until Jan 24th when they had to give him an immunization and he needed about 8 hours on the oxygen. Since then he has been off completely! Ayden is also in a crib now at the hospital which means that he is able to regulate his body temperature out of the incubator. He is breathing on his own, regulating his body temperature and he is gaining weight as well. Today and other milestone was met!!! Ayden and I had our first breastfeeding time today. The nurse that was with me, showed me how to hold him properly. She handed him to me and low and behold he latched right away! They called in the lactation specialist, she took one look and said, well I...