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Well hopefully by my Due date which was Feb.28. She could come home early or late. It's really dependant on her. We still have a long ways to go 
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just caught up on your last load of updates and she certinatly sounds like she is doing well. hopefully it wont be long and youll have her home and u can see her whenever u want xxx
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I'm SO glad she's progressing well! Still praying for all of y'all!
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omg, thats fantastic! you must be so so proud! i know how i felt when Kabe came off the CPAP so i feel for you. Thats utterly wonderful, Keep going Angel x x x
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Well today was an awesome day!!
Her OG tube is gone now!
And when we took her out for her cuddle and nuzzle she latched on immediately and actually sucked some milk out of me! Everytime I took my nip away she got mad with her mouth wide open wanting more. Then we decided to try her on the bottle while we were at it and it couldn't have gone better.
She was taking the milk very well and got very suprised when she realised there was milk coming out of it. Also babies of her age usually forget to breath while they are nursing but she stopped to take breaths. She just did so awesome. She drank from the bottle until she was full..It is definitely different for her since she's been getting fed through a tube and never got to taste her food. NOw she is going to be seriously addicted lol. So we wil start feeding her once a day with the breast/bottle and starting monday or tuesday we will do it twice a day. It really depends on her and how she fares with it. Her feeds are up to 24mm and every 3 hours now instead of 2.
Also She's almost 3lbs! She will be 3 lbs im guessing in 2 days. She's over 1300 grams already I just cant beleive how much weight she's put on. It's amazing. Hopefuly in a week or two she'll be out in an open cot. That would be the next big step. I just can't beleive how far she's come. I am so happy and so proud of her. She's doing awesome
Her OG tube is gone now!
And when we took her out for her cuddle and nuzzle she latched on immediately and actually sucked some milk out of me! Everytime I took my nip away she got mad with her mouth wide open wanting more. Then we decided to try her on the bottle while we were at it and it couldn't have gone better.
She was taking the milk very well and got very suprised when she realised there was milk coming out of it. Also babies of her age usually forget to breath while they are nursing but she stopped to take breaths. She just did so awesome. She drank from the bottle until she was full..It is definitely different for her since she's been getting fed through a tube and never got to taste her food. NOw she is going to be seriously addicted lol. So we wil start feeding her once a day with the breast/bottle and starting monday or tuesday we will do it twice a day. It really depends on her and how she fares with it. Her feeds are up to 24mm and every 3 hours now instead of 2.Also She's almost 3lbs! She will be 3 lbs im guessing in 2 days. She's over 1300 grams already I just cant beleive how much weight she's put on. It's amazing. Hopefuly in a week or two she'll be out in an open cot. That would be the next big step. I just can't beleive how far she's come. I am so happy and so proud of her. She's doing awesome
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thats fab hun, i really feel how you feel when i read your posts, your proudness and your energy comes through your writng, you have one very spesh little girl there, give her hugs from me and Izzie x
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I am sooo happy to hear how well she is doing!!!
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So Angel is still doing very well. Today she was too tired for the breast and bottle but she did take 8ml on her own which was very good.
But she has been diagnosed with stage 2 ROP or Retinopathy of Prematurity. Basically she has extra blood vessels growing where they shouldn't be. Theres more to it but I can't remember lol. There's a possiblity of the retina pulling away and causing blindness. Luckly she's low on the scale of 1-5. They are going to keep a close eye on it. If it progresses then they will probably do a laser eye surgery to stop the vessels from growing anymore. So i'm a little bit worried about it. Im hoping though that as she matures it will correct itself.
But other good news Angel should be about 3lbs in a couple more days!!! She's really packing on the weight. She's doing so awesome! I'm very excited for whats to come!
But she has been diagnosed with stage 2 ROP or Retinopathy of Prematurity. Basically she has extra blood vessels growing where they shouldn't be. Theres more to it but I can't remember lol. There's a possiblity of the retina pulling away and causing blindness. Luckly she's low on the scale of 1-5. They are going to keep a close eye on it. If it progresses then they will probably do a laser eye surgery to stop the vessels from growing anymore. So i'm a little bit worried about it. Im hoping though that as she matures it will correct itself.
But other good news Angel should be about 3lbs in a couple more days!!! She's really packing on the weight. She's doing so awesome! I'm very excited for whats to come!
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That is great to hear about Angel!! She is so beautiful and strong, what a fighter, just like her momma!! 
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"But she has been diagnosed with stage 2 ROP or Retinopathy of Prematurity. Basically she has extra blood vessels growing where they shouldn't be. Theres more to it but I can't remember lol. There's a possiblity of the retina pulling away and causing blindness. Luckly she's low on the scale of 1-5. They are going to keep a close eye on it. If it progresses then they will probably do a laser eye surgery to stop the vessels from growing anymore. So i'm a little bit worried about it. Im hoping though that as she matures it will correct itself. "
Hi Steph, you are probably bored with us saying this but Angel , born at 24 weeks and 5 days and weighing 1 lb 9 oz, both exactly the same as our Charlotte born last July, is following pretty much the same path and experiencing much the same issues from the PDA (Heart Murmur) through to your Angel coming off CPAP at the same number of weeks after birth as her.
Almost every baby born at 24 weeks suffers from ROP but in 99% of cases it corrects itself. We were very worried when she was diagnosed with Level 2 ROP 7 weeks after birth i.e. at 31 weeks and she was seen by an eye specialist every 2 weeks until she was finally given the all clear on the 12th December 2007, just over 7 weeks after she came home and six weeks after she she should have been born. We were only worried because we had no idea what it really meant.
Charlotte initially got a little worse in September and was then pretty much static until end November when over the space of 3/4 weeks it resolved itself.Level 1-3 will ROP will correct itself over time without Surgery, level 4 can be rectified by laser surgery, there will only be longterm problems if it gets to level 5.
We have been following Angel's progress and she has been doing better than Charlotte back then and she has gone from 1 lb 5 oz at her lowest to 9 lb 3 oz as weighed by the nurse last Friday.She is our miracle as the Doctors gave her 1% chance of survival as she had complications from birth.
all the best Alasdair, Samantha and Charlotte
Hi Steph, you are probably bored with us saying this but Angel , born at 24 weeks and 5 days and weighing 1 lb 9 oz, both exactly the same as our Charlotte born last July, is following pretty much the same path and experiencing much the same issues from the PDA (Heart Murmur) through to your Angel coming off CPAP at the same number of weeks after birth as her.
Almost every baby born at 24 weeks suffers from ROP but in 99% of cases it corrects itself. We were very worried when she was diagnosed with Level 2 ROP 7 weeks after birth i.e. at 31 weeks and she was seen by an eye specialist every 2 weeks until she was finally given the all clear on the 12th December 2007, just over 7 weeks after she came home and six weeks after she she should have been born. We were only worried because we had no idea what it really meant.
Charlotte initially got a little worse in September and was then pretty much static until end November when over the space of 3/4 weeks it resolved itself.Level 1-3 will ROP will correct itself over time without Surgery, level 4 can be rectified by laser surgery, there will only be longterm problems if it gets to level 5.
We have been following Angel's progress and she has been doing better than Charlotte back then and she has gone from 1 lb 5 oz at her lowest to 9 lb 3 oz as weighed by the nurse last Friday.She is our miracle as the Doctors gave her 1% chance of survival as she had complications from birth.
all the best Alasdair, Samantha and Charlotte
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Thank you Ali your knowledge is very much appreciated in here. I've been reading up on the ROP and although it's probably nothing to be too worried about it still scares me a little. I am after all Mom 
But your little charlotte is doing just amazing after everything she's been through. She's such a strong little girl and it's so admirable.
I can't wait until angel is 9lbs Shes almost 3 lbs which is def something for us to celebrate here. She's halfway to coming home!!! She's taking so much milk now i'm worried they are going to run out. I am now pumping every 2 hours so that I can get them stocked up again...
But your little charlotte is doing just amazing after everything she's been through. She's such a strong little girl and it's so admirable.
I can't wait until angel is 9lbs
Shes almost 3 lbs which is def something for us to celebrate here. She's halfway to coming home!!! She's taking so much milk now i'm worried they are going to run out. I am now pumping every 2 hours so that I can get them stocked up again...
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A few days ago, our local news aired a report on a little girl born at 25 weeks. She's now 9 months and doing really, really well. I couldn't help but think of you! My partner and I talk about you guys quite often and make sure to keep up with Angel's progress
So this little girl was nearly just like other little babies her age. She has some catching up to do in regards to motor skills but nothing alarming. Time will make everything fine, they said. She gets some stimulation from her parents which helps alot. She has medication to help her immune system which is temporary. It was sooo amazing to see this little girl do so well I just wish you'd seen it! (I tried finding a clip on the web without success...)
I hope this encourages you and confirms that slowly but surely everything will just fall into place so that you can enjoy having Angelynn at home.
So this little girl was nearly just like other little babies her age. She has some catching up to do in regards to motor skills but nothing alarming. Time will make everything fine, they said. She gets some stimulation from her parents which helps alot. She has medication to help her immune system which is temporary. It was sooo amazing to see this little girl do so well I just wish you'd seen it! (I tried finding a clip on the web without success...)
I hope this encourages you and confirms that slowly but surely everything will just fall into place so that you can enjoy having Angelynn at home.
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I can't wait until angel is 9lbs
Hi Steph, Glad we can be of help. Believe me ,the time will go very quickly and Angel will be home before you know it. It is hard to believe Charlotte spent 14 weeks in NICU/SCBU and has now been home nearly 10 weeks.
We really don't know where the weeks have gone.
She came home 1 week before her due date at 5 lbs 6 oz so it is looking good for Angel to be home before hers. We call her Piglet Low now as she is very greedy and has been having 650-750 ml of milk a day, often as much as 150 ml in one session, so we just decided to wean her early on baby rice last week.
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LOL wow yeah you definitely have a litle piglet. I have a feeling angel will be too..But it's definitely a good thing cause she's getting big and strong
The thought of her coming home is so surreal to me right now. I'm so used to her being in the NICU it's almost like thats where she belongs so when she comes home it's just going to feel weird (but great)
Theres a few new pics on my site here at the bottom. Also here's a video of her eating her first bottle
Pics
https://picasaweb.google.com/stephybean1112/Angelynn
Video (PG warning u might see some boobage I am sorry for that LMAO)
https://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/Beanie_Bunny/th_MOV00155.jpg
The thought of her coming home is so surreal to me right now. I'm so used to her being in the NICU it's almost like thats where she belongs so when she comes home it's just going to feel weird (but great)
Theres a few new pics on my site here at the bottom. Also here's a video of her eating her first bottle
Pics
https://picasaweb.google.com/stephybean1112/Angelynn
Video (PG warning u might see some boobage I am sorry for that LMAO)
https://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c190/Beanie_Bunny/th_MOV00155.jpg
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she's looking fabulous Well done Angel, you got a real little fighter there x
Well done Angel, you got a real little fighter there x
