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Claire + Owen 3.06.17
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What a difference a day makes!
Our littles came out doing pretty well for their age (32w1d) yesterday but the bigger one (Miss Claire) eventually needed more respiratory support. She went from requiring CPAP (a little extra positive pressure to keep the airways open) to needing NIPPV (actually on the ventilator but not yet needing a breathing tube) to requiring intubation (breathing tube and all). That was around 5 pm last night. She got surfactant to help her tiny airways pop open after a chest x-ray showed "haziness" (fluid of some kind somewhere that made it harder for her to breathe). Thankfully, she was extubated about 12 hours later (longer than expected but still great news!) and throughout the day today was weaned back to CPAP and is now just getting a little forward air flow through a nasal cannula (what most people use when they need oxygen) - she's technically on "room air" too, meaning not requiring extra oxygen.
Owen has been the (somewhat) surprising rockstar in the last 24 hours. He needed nothing more than CPAP since birth and was weaned like Claire to nasal cannula late this afternoon.
In other body systems they are both doing pretty well. Antibiotics should hopefully be discontinued by 48 hours. They've gotten ~12 mL each of colostrum and are now on little amounts of donor milk every 3 hours. Will be in isolettes until they can maintain their body temp (both need to gain some weight first).
PM me for a separate page that I'll update more frequently. No hard feelings if you don't.
Claire (while still on CPAP) (top)
Skin to skin with Owen (middle)
Owen (bottom)
Our littles came out doing pretty well for their age (32w1d) yesterday but the bigger one (Miss Claire) eventually needed more respiratory support. She went from requiring CPAP (a little extra positive pressure to keep the airways open) to needing NIPPV (actually on the ventilator but not yet needing a breathing tube) to requiring intubation (breathing tube and all). That was around 5 pm last night. She got surfactant to help her tiny airways pop open after a chest x-ray showed "haziness" (fluid of some kind somewhere that made it harder for her to breathe). Thankfully, she was extubated about 12 hours later (longer than expected but still great news!) and throughout the day today was weaned back to CPAP and is now just getting a little forward air flow through a nasal cannula (what most people use when they need oxygen) - she's technically on "room air" too, meaning not requiring extra oxygen.
Owen has been the (somewhat) surprising rockstar in the last 24 hours. He needed nothing more than CPAP since birth and was weaned like Claire to nasal cannula late this afternoon.
In other body systems they are both doing pretty well. Antibiotics should hopefully be discontinued by 48 hours. They've gotten ~12 mL each of colostrum and are now on little amounts of donor milk every 3 hours. Will be in isolettes until they can maintain their body temp (both need to gain some weight first).
PM me for a separate page that I'll update more frequently. No hard feelings if you don't.
Claire (while still on CPAP) (top)
Skin to skin with Owen (middle)
Owen (bottom)
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Re: Claire + Owen 3.06.17
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
It’s not that I don’t like you, it’s that I don’t know you. Stranger Danger.
1st Baby 5/12/17, Henry
May17 Siggy Challenge
Labor
Sweet Baby H 12.21.11
Sassy Baby P 03.26.14
Little Brother Due 05.22.17
#1 DD Aug 2014 @39weeks via CS
#2 Due May 2,2017 hopeful VBAC
DS1 7/24/15
DS2 5/7/17
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." ~Charlie Chaplin
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
Such precious darlings!
CONGRATULATIONS MAMA!!! I'm VERY content that everything worked out and your babies are doing so well!! They are very gorgeous babies!
I'm sure they will both continue to surprise you!
Welcome, welcome special babies
23 y/o;
[05/06/17]
First time mommy
90% of the way there
Just stopped by to say that I am deff thinking of you & your family! Sending love and positive vibes your way!
23 y/o;
[05/06/17]
First time mommy
90% of the way there