Jacob has been a bit poorly as they re-started him on his feeds but he is bringing them back up again. They are looking out for signs of his tummy being Distended, but they don't believe it is at the moment. They are a little unsure how to proceed with him so currently the plan is to withhold his feeds until later today / early tomorrow, in the meantime keep an eye on his tummy. If it looks Distended then they will scan it, it could be that the other part of the gut the surgeons were concerned about has either shrunk so his feed can't get through, has got worse, or simply that his gut is still too immature to tolerate feeds. The consultant believes it is the latter and we are keeping everything crossed that this is the case - we can't stand the thought of him needing further surgery. Only time will tell what he needs though so unfortunately it's a waiting game.
On a lighter note, Mummy got to hold Lilian for the first time today - should have been Daddy, but the sheer heat (28C outside, but waaaayyyy hotter on the neonatal unit!) is making him really uncomfortable and he didn't want to make Lilian uncomfortable too. Lilian behaved much in the same way as Jacob, although she didn't need so many staff to get her out of her incubator. She settled quickly on Mummy's chest and had a good hour-and-a-half nap on Mummy!
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| Lilian starts her Kangaroo Care |
Both babies have now started their Kangaroo Care! This has a laundry list of benefits for the babies, and is very nice for us parents too.
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