Sunday, November 13, 2011

Holding our breath

Ash didn't end up getting weighed Saturday night - they weighed him Saturday morning and he was only 1974gms. We spent the day figuring out some feeding issues and I'm confident he'll do better when he comes home now we have a plan. He'll be weighed again tonight so we have everything crossed and are holding our breath hoping desperately that he comes home tomorrow. That tiny last 26grams seems such a huge hurdle right now. It's very frustrating when in all regards he's healthy, feeding well and has been having good gains. The last couple of days the SCN was very busy with a couple of babies under lights for jaundice and 2 others being monitored. The bright lights from the UV lamps and the beeps from all the monitors and alarms going off just made me want to grab Ashwin and run. He's spent a whole month now in this environment and it's time for him to be home and breathe fresh air for the first time and hear the noises of normal family life instead of monitors and alarms.

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