Bernadette

Tiernan made the funniest comment about breastfeeding. He saw me attemping to express and asked what I was doing. I explained that mummy’s boobies made very special milk for Arielle and I was trying to get it out. Considering his fascination with boobies we thought he would be quite intruiged. Cam then told him that when he was a baby he used to drink milk from mummy’s boobies - his comment - “Oh dad, that is disgusting”. He was mortified at the thought!

Today things are continuing to go really well. Arielle was really alert today and even managed to have a good breastfeed. We had a lovely kangaroo cuddle again. She had an apnoea episode and scared the life out of me. The machines beeped and flashed red (usually if he heart rate or oxygen rate lowers it just makes a soft alarm sound and flashes yellow) and the machine was showing she was not breathing. The nurse quickly picked her up with cold hands and that was enough to get her back into action. Apparently apnoea episodes are quite normal for premmies - they basically forget to breathe!! Very scary - I was so glad she was attached to monitors. Tiernan had also had apnoea episodes when he was a newborn and it is so scary.

One Response to “Arielle Day 9”

1. Nat Says:
   September 3rd, 2006 at 3:22 am

   Hi Bernie

   She is the cutest little thing - I so can’t wait to hold her.. It is great that she is now out as your body can concentrate on zapping that cancer and getting rid of it ASAP..

   Love Nat

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