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June 2014 Moms
jclester614
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SS: @jclester614 baby in NICU, need some June '14 encouragement!
jclester614
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Hi ladies! I could really use some FX, T&P's, and encouragement from June '14.
I was kicked off TB from July 10th to July 13th, when all the exciting things were happening. SO FRUSTRATING!!
Here's the scoop:
Eddie was born July 12 at 3:07am. He was 8lb 7oz and 20.5". I was able to give birth with no drugs, which was amazing and terrifying. I got to hold him for an hour before they took him to the nursery and started tests and medical care for his pneumonia.
Looking forward to writing up my story in full, but in the meantime, Eddie was transferred to another hospital's NICU Tues 7/15, and we expect he'll be there until Saturday at minimum. I don't have anywhere to stay at the hospital so I am going home nights (30 min away). Leaving him is the hardest thing.
I hate to see him hooked up, and I have to pump every 2 hours to get my milk supply up, since he's been too tired or too angry/hungry to BF aside from one magical session yesterday. I know you ladies who EP know how crazy this is with the stupid washing. And, I am only producing 10ml-15ml as of this post and trying not to feel bad about it. As of last night they gave him formula and I felt like shit for it. I know it's a perfectly fine sub for me, but you know, Mom Guilt. If I could stay overnight I could provide.
I will add that his outlook is VERY good, I know he will be better soon on his antibiotics, but in the meantime I am struggling emotionally to leave him and not be able to just go home and bond. I am having floods of hormones ever since I found out he had to be transferred from the hospital we were at, where he had been on IV but could be in my room.
Leaving him at night sucks. Pumping sucks. Doing peri care at the hospital sucks. Having to walk around the hospital to eat sucks when you should be resting. Everyone leaning over your shoulder trying to "help" you breast feed (including DH!!!!) sucks times infinity. I want to be in my own space and tell everyone to eff off.
Thanks for reading, if you made it this far. Your reward is a pic!
I was kicked off TB from July 10th to July 13th, when all the exciting things were happening. SO FRUSTRATING!!
Here's the scoop:
Eddie was born July 12 at 3:07am. He was 8lb 7oz and 20.5". I was able to give birth with no drugs, which was amazing and terrifying. I got to hold him for an hour before they took him to the nursery and started tests and medical care for his pneumonia.
Looking forward to writing up my story in full, but in the meantime, Eddie was transferred to another hospital's NICU Tues 7/15, and we expect he'll be there until Saturday at minimum. I don't have anywhere to stay at the hospital so I am going home nights (30 min away). Leaving him is the hardest thing.
I hate to see him hooked up, and I have to pump every 2 hours to get my milk supply up, since he's been too tired or too angry/hungry to BF aside from one magical session yesterday. I know you ladies who EP know how crazy this is with the stupid washing. And, I am only producing 10ml-15ml as of this post and trying not to feel bad about it. As of last night they gave him formula and I felt like shit for it. I know it's a perfectly fine sub for me, but you know, Mom Guilt. If I could stay overnight I could provide.
I will add that his outlook is VERY good, I know he will be better soon on his antibiotics, but in the meantime I am struggling emotionally to leave him and not be able to just go home and bond. I am having floods of hormones ever since I found out he had to be transferred from the hospital we were at, where he had been on IV but could be in my room.
Leaving him at night sucks. Pumping sucks. Doing peri care at the hospital sucks. Having to walk around the hospital to eat sucks when you should be resting. Everyone leaning over your shoulder trying to "help" you breast feed (including DH!!!!) sucks times infinity. I want to be in my own space and tell everyone to eff off.
Thanks for reading, if you made it this far. Your reward is a pic!
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Re: SS: @jclester614 baby in NICU, need some June '14 encouragement!
BFP 10/8/2013
Miss Camryn Marie arrived 6/20/2014
Married DH 7/30/11
CSC arrived 5/7/12
CHC arrived 6/2/14
June- Femara 7.5mg + Trigger + IUI = BFN August- Lap & Hysteroscopy = Blocked & Partially Blocked Tubes
September- Femara 5mg = CX - No Response on Left = BFN October- 100mg Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
IVF # 1: Stims 11/30 ER 12/12/12! (10R, 10M, 8F, 2T, 6 F) :: Beta #1- 176 c/p @ 4w4d
FET #1 February 26th :: Lost 4 to Thaw, Transferred 2 = BFFN
IVF # 2 Stims 5/10 ER 5/21 (15R, 13M, 13F, 2T, 7F- 6d3 & 1d5) :: Beta # 1- 15 c/p @ 4w
FET #2.2 Scheduled for September 20th
2 Thawed, 2 Transferred! Beta #1- 96, Beta #2 906! :: EDD June 10th
2015- 2 failed FET. We are done
SURPRISE! BFP 8/8/16 EDD 4/1/17
Definitely praying for you and LO...and you can do it!
Will message when I have more than one free hand.
J14 Jan Siggy Challenge: Santorini
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
Also, we totally latched for TWO feeding a this evening. Yay!!!! The secret to our success? The nurse was really organized and told me exactly what to expect for her routine, and then she left us alone to nurse. Gee whiz, imagine that - privacy!
And, I decided to bring my phone in the pumping room so I could look at pics of LO --- and produced 50% more milk, yay!
@CherSomething - congrats to you!! My LO aspirated mecinium too. We do live in Mass, yes. But I am so shocked you'd be sent home with oxygen treatment, that would def not be an option. But he was also able to come off oxygen after about 24 hours or so, so that could be the difference.
She still has oxygen. She got worse after the 7 day antibiotics, required more oxygen than before. We get her sleep study done this weds to determine if she can come off.