Christiansmommy
05-30-2006, 09:11 AM
Thanks so much for all of the kind words and well wishes on my mom's Baby Jeremy thread!!
Just thought I would give a little update:
I came home on Sunday, but w/o baby...I knew we would have to leave him though, so it wasn't a huge shocker, but none the less, would like my little man home with me. But he is in good care, the nurses are great in the NICU!!
He was removed from th heat light last night as well as the jaundice lights, and now is basically there to make sure he is feeding well enough to go home, since he is such a peanut. They lose some weight in the hospital before coming home...so they want to see some good eating...but he is doing very well with that...I started feeding him 1 ounce per feeding on day 1, and last night he took 3 ounces at one feeding, so that was great. A nurse will visit our home 2 times per week for 2 weeks, after he is born, just to check his vitals, etc. But they say he is doing very well. And though he is small, he really isn't compared to most babies in the NICU. We are awaiting his kidney ultrasound results, but so far, they seem to be doing fine, b/c he is having plenty of full diapers. The pediatric kidney doctor told us that since they are the right size, shape, and right location, as long as they function normally after birth, they probably wouldn't do anything...just would need to have them checked occasionally, I guess. So that would be our biggest concern at this point...
Anyway, He is such a content little boy, doesn't cry much (yet) ;) as compared to the other babies in the NICU, although he certainly did at birth :) He has a cute little squeaky cry...and makes the cutest faces when asking for milk :) I will go see him later today around lunchtime.
Oh yeah, no downs syndrome either, like the ultrasounds may have suggested early in my pregnancy (a few soft makers had been seen early on that went away)...he is fine that way! Praise God!! I can't Praise Him enough for my little man...and just being there for me during such a LONG pregnancy, that was so unsure at times!!
I am bottle feeding, so any Enfamil Lipil coupons...bring them on, LOL!! :)
Again, thanks for the kind words and I will post pis and update more later...
Robyn and Jeremy
Just thought I would give a little update:
I came home on Sunday, but w/o baby...I knew we would have to leave him though, so it wasn't a huge shocker, but none the less, would like my little man home with me. But he is in good care, the nurses are great in the NICU!!
He was removed from th heat light last night as well as the jaundice lights, and now is basically there to make sure he is feeding well enough to go home, since he is such a peanut. They lose some weight in the hospital before coming home...so they want to see some good eating...but he is doing very well with that...I started feeding him 1 ounce per feeding on day 1, and last night he took 3 ounces at one feeding, so that was great. A nurse will visit our home 2 times per week for 2 weeks, after he is born, just to check his vitals, etc. But they say he is doing very well. And though he is small, he really isn't compared to most babies in the NICU. We are awaiting his kidney ultrasound results, but so far, they seem to be doing fine, b/c he is having plenty of full diapers. The pediatric kidney doctor told us that since they are the right size, shape, and right location, as long as they function normally after birth, they probably wouldn't do anything...just would need to have them checked occasionally, I guess. So that would be our biggest concern at this point...
Anyway, He is such a content little boy, doesn't cry much (yet) ;) as compared to the other babies in the NICU, although he certainly did at birth :) He has a cute little squeaky cry...and makes the cutest faces when asking for milk :) I will go see him later today around lunchtime.
Oh yeah, no downs syndrome either, like the ultrasounds may have suggested early in my pregnancy (a few soft makers had been seen early on that went away)...he is fine that way! Praise God!! I can't Praise Him enough for my little man...and just being there for me during such a LONG pregnancy, that was so unsure at times!!
I am bottle feeding, so any Enfamil Lipil coupons...bring them on, LOL!! :)
Again, thanks for the kind words and I will post pis and update more later...
Robyn and Jeremy