Surprise.......

Well today started very well indeed, we were invited to ward rounds to hear that both Lilian and Jacob are both doing well.

Jacob's Morphine has been halved from what he was on yesterday and we have been advised that he doesn't seem to be suffering for it, so that is excellent! He is now only on Morphine too! Unfortunately, Jacob's feeds of my milk had to be stopped as he was bringing some of it back up. We were told this is completely normal though, especially with him having feeds before his surgery and then being nil-by-mouth for 10 days. They are hoping to re-start him on feeds tonight.

Lilian is being as good as gold and reducing her need for oxygen and ventilation! Hopefully by early next week we will see her on CPAP! Her Morphine is hopefully finishing in the next day or so which means that Lilian will be drug free! Also she should be up to full feeds tonight so she will no longer need the glucose feeds they have been giving her. This means that her long line can come out tomorrow if she stays well over night too.

The lovely Sister looking after Jacob today had to move him into another incubator as his was 'buzzing' (and it's not supposed to! - Although everything was working correctly), so she arranged for me to hold Jacob for the first time! It took 3 Sisters (1 who specialises in ventilation for pre-term babies) to get him out of his incubator safely and onto Mummy's chest, but he was a very good little boy and kept all his stats up (and even improved them once he'd settled in for a cuddle). :) Which means I got to spend about 45 mins cuddling our little man this evening!

Cuddles with Jacob

We've been told that we should be able to get Lilian out tomorrow for a cuddle as she needs a lot less ventilation, and therefore less extra staff to support getting her out. Daddy is looking forward to this very much as it's his turn for a cuddle tomorrow before he has to return to work on Monday :(