Bernadette

Arielle is one week old today - wow what a week. Arielle is now out of the UV lights and off the oxygen so things are much better. After her initialy weight loss of 146 gm she has now put on 41 gm which is good. She is now on full feeds which is 21 mls per two hours. It is a special premmie baby formula. Most of the other bubs in the nursery are on breast milk however my body still has not got the idea that it was supposed to produce milk after having a baby. We are having one last ditch attempt with some drug assistance but I am quickly losing hope. Given that all hopes for breastfeeding are nearly gone I have decided to have chemo next Tuesday. No point delaying the inevitable now. I will probably be going home tomorrow. Although I am looking forward to time with my two boys who I have missed terribly, I am not looking forward to being separated from Arielle. We will still visit everyday but it wont be the same as being here and being able to go down each 4 hours for nappy changes or two hours for feeds.

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