It’s been a rough night/day — Calista awoke at 4 am vomiting and has spent the day suffering from diarrhea, sore throat and upset tummy. Poor girl. I’ve practically lost my voice and my throat and head hurt. Thankfully, the boys and Skip are still ok, and hopefully won’t get sick. (Read on …)
The boys have been home a little over a week now. So far, it’s gone pretty well! It’s not been near as hard as I had expected (based on hearing from other twin moms). Skip was home with us for the first 5 days and I’ve been on my own with the boys and sometimes Calista, too, since Monday. (Read on …)
My biggest fear since bringing the boys home is them not gaining weight — especially Nate, since the doctor was hesitant to release him. We had a home visit today to check up on the boys, however, and Ace is now 5 pounds 3 ounces and Nate is 6 pounds 3 ounces! They are doing great and I’m so relieved — especially with Nate. (Read on …)
Camping at the hospital went well. I camped with both babies, and while I slept perhaps a total of 4 hours (and not consecutively!) it was really good. It wasn’t as terrifying as I thought it was, though at one point, I almost resuscitated Nate because CPR training was fresh in my mind and in my overtired stupor, I thought he had suffocated. No worries, though, as he was totally fine and I’m just a spaz. The nurse laughed and said a baby who doesn’t need resuscitated will certainly let you know when you try to “save” them. (Read on …)
We got word today that Ace is being evicted from the Special Care Nursery. Basically, he’s fine now, and insurance doesn’t care to pay for a baby who doesn’t need care. Of course, this is great news, because it means he’s coming home tomorrow, but it’s sad because Nate isn’t. (Read on …)
If I could write the word SUCK bigger in the title of this post, I would.
I was at the hospital last night for the boys’ 11 pm and 12 am feeds. Nate was sleepy, but he took 30 cc by breast and the rest by bottle. While I was feeding Ace, Nate started to desat a little bit, which means his blood oxygen level was dropping below 90. (Read on …)
When I got to the hospital last night to feed the boys, the doctor told me Ace had pulled out his nasogastric tube (NG tube, the tube that goes through his nose down to his belly and how he’s taken most of his feedings) and that they decided not to put it back in. He had been taking his feeds by bottle since pulling out the tube. Then he told me Nate followed suit and pulled his out and was also taking bottles! (Read on …)
Well, we’ve just been working on the feeding by mouth thing with the boys and they are improving. Ace took a full feed by breast yesterday, and Nate took one partially by breast and finished with a bottle. Today, the nurses asked if I can come in for more feedings, which is a step forward! (Read on …)
