Life in the NICU

This is the journal of our life in the NICU with our son born at 23 6/7 weeks gestation. Beau was 1 pound 13 ounces and 13 3/4" long.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

October 7th, 2006. Beau is still having trouble bottling. He's eager and he wants it, then he chokes and coughs and sputters, then gives up and spells. It's so hard to watch your child do that and know you can't do much to help them. As the NICU doctor put it, three weeks ago he wasn't coughing at all, he's making progress. So I'm looking at it that way. He also pulled out his feeding tube for the millionth time on Friday and everyone decided to put him on a complete Ad Lib schedule. This basically means he's not a schedule. He takes what he wants when he wants to take it and he needs to hit his minimum to keep the feeding tube out. He seems happier doing things his way, of course! Plus he seems to be taking more per feed- probably because he's finally knowing what real hunger is. Or maybe it's just his age. I'm just happy he's happy.

On another note we've decided to have him transfered to a closer hospital for him to continue his bottling and stop choking training. This one is only 15 minutes from our house, instead of the 60 minutes it takes to get to his current hospital. We're pretty upset about leaving his nurses that know him. They've known him for almost 19 weeks. That's a long time. But I have to remind myself of what's best for Beau. And I know what's best for him is one person feeding him. I know he'll be happier having us around more often and less stressed out. Has anyone else transfered their babies? Did you feel the same way?

7 Comments:

Blogger Kim said...

We had our babies transferred. Email me--I have alot to say about it if you want to hear it: kim.madd@verizon.net Kim (blog moms)

6:16 PM  
Blogger samylaine said...

I hope you can have him trasnferred... they never let us with nathan and we had a 2 hour drive up and back to see him!

8:14 AM  
Blogger samylaine said...

I hope you can have him trasnferred... they never let us with nathan and we had a 2 hour drive up and back to see him!

8:15 AM  
Blogger Jamie and Jill said...

We had our son transfered. It was REALLY difficult leaving the Dr.'s and nurses (we all cried) but I kept reminding myself that it was better for John.

3:53 PM  
Blogger hallegracesmama said...

We did not have Halle transferred, though we had the option. I REALLY liked her nurses and couldn't imagine "starting over" at the hospital closer to home.

Hope Beau is doing well this week. I keep checking for an update!! :)

6:48 PM  
Blogger Kim said...

Okay, I have to pipe in with a word of warning: make sure you aren't having him transfered to a regular newborn nursery. That was where our babies ended up and the nurses had no special training for dealing with preemies and did things that could have been detrimental to them (ie. giving our son water through his ng tube while at the same time needing to treat him with diuretics because his lungs were retaining fluid; not washing their hands in between handling babies, the list goes on). Would he be transferred to a Level II NICU where nurses are properly trained?

5:32 PM  
Blogger Mom N' Dad said...

Enjoy reading your blog. It is nice to hear the same thoughts and fears coming from someone else. My wife and I had identical twin girl 29 weekers on September 8th. Check out the blog...very similar!
www.allieandbrooke.blogspot.com

11:15 PM  

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