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On ‘Leave’ From the NICU

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Ms. Bambino is doing well enough and my milk’s come in enough that she’s being put on ‘leave’ from the NICU. This means she’ll be going down to my room to hang out with us, but we are to return to the NICU at midnight and in the morning so that she gets her IVRead more

The Food Stupids

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Ms. Bambino is technically fever-free, but may need jaundice (gula) treatment before we claim total victory.  Until then we keep supplementing what she’s getting from me (that helps reduce the jaundice). Here she is, completely passed out after the most recent feeding.Read more

Better Safe Than Sorry

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The docs decided to start Ms. Bambino on antibiotics last night after all, so she’s back in the NICU. She does look very good, but she does have a fever and blood work confirms she’s mildly fighting something. So the docs prefer to be safer than sorry, especially because I’m a so called ‘strep-b carrier’.Read more

Out of the NICU – for now

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Suspected dehydration, getting a little extra milk,  but will be kept under observation.  Has a bit of a fever, but blood work looks ok for now.Read more

Aaaaaand we’re back at the NICU

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Hrefna noticed a bit labored breathing and increased irritation in ourn little girl so after measuring a slight fever the doctors decided to put her under observation at the NICU, suspecting a slight infection. I’m sitting in a layzyboy chair next to my daughter who’s being worked on by a nurse through holes in theRead more

24 hours old

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Ms. Bambino is now 24 hours old.  She’s energetic, drinks like a champ (if only there were milk!), and likes hanging out on my chest. We’ll be here in the hospital for at least 24 hours more, because pre-eclampsia can be eeevil and my blood pressure is still pretty darn high. But, here’s a photo:Read more

Baby girl

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First pictures of our newborn baby girl… 🙂 Weighing 3646 grams and 51 cm in length. Almost too large for the newborn baby clothes we brought! 🙂Read more

Slowly making progress

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The sack has been ruptured and the IV administered. And the only thing to do for now… … is play the waiting game as the contractions slowly get more intense. Update 15:50: Contractions getting a bit worse for Hrefna. Midwife just said: ‘Now we seem to be getting started’. Atmosphere getting a little bit moreRead more

Induction!

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Just got word a slot opened up on the induction conveyor belt today.  So I’ve been transferred upstairs to labor and delivery  and stuff should start happening before too long.Read more

Under Observation

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Got a headache earlier tonight so I went to the hospital.  It’s likely the new drug is to blame (so not taking that again), but the docs decided to admit me overnight just to keep an eye on me, even though the monitoring looked fine. Tomorrow will bring more tests, and possibly some action.  We’llRead more

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