We’re Home!
2013-02-18Uncategorized Standard
I’m taking blood pressure medication up to my gills, but we’re home! !Read more
Graduation Day
2013-02-18Uncategorized Standard
[Written 20 February 2013]
It took a week, but finally Ms. Bambino had been declared infection free, and I’d been loaded up with enough blood pressure medication to finally beat it into submission – and we were declared fit to go home. Here are pictures from the day.
Our room for the duration of our stay. It was fantastic that Finnur could stay the night, and probably cut down on the workload for the staff since he was forever bringing me food and other stuff.
Just a Couple of Pics
2013-02-17Uncategorized Standard
Nothing new to report, except that now that we’re no longer disappearing from our unlockable room to go to the NICU, I asked Finnur to bring my laptop and the big camera back to the hospital. Oh, how nice it is to type on a proper keyboard and not the itty bitty phone! So hereRead more
One Free, One on Hold
2013-02-17Uncategorized Standard
Sooooo… Ms. Bambino has been discharged, and is free to go, but I am not. Sadly, my blood pressure keeps spiking very high, so now the docs are trying a third drug to try and lower it. I’m not going anywhere until they feel confident that I won’t be spiking at home, and potentially triggeringRead more
Still at the Hospital
2013-02-16Uncategorized Standard
We were given a small glimmer of hope yesterday that we’d get to go home later tonight, but apparently the docs want to play things very safe and continue giving Ms. Bambino antibiotics until at least tomorrow morning. Then they’ll reevaluate. In a perfect world we would have heard about this much earlier today (andRead more
On ‘Leave’ From the NICU
2013-02-15Uncategorized Standard
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
2013-02-14Uncategorized Standard
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
2013-02-14Uncategorized Standard
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
2013-02-14Uncategorized Standard
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
2013-02-13Uncategorized Standard
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