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Hello, havent posted on here in a LOOOOONG time and havent even read to see if anyone is around who was 3yrs ago.
But for those of you who feel that things are bleak at the moment my preeemie was born at 35weeks spontaneous labour that was 7hrs in total, didn't get any of those first precious moments as my lil girl was whisked to neonatal and later in the day a specialist hospital where we were told she needed major life saving surgery after she was born with severe IUGR (1.5kgs) and a tracheoesophageal fistula and oesophageal atresia, basically her food pipe was connected to her windpipe and there was no connection to her stomach. She spent 9 weeks in NICU fast forward to now she'll be 3 in under 2 weeks. Has had 14 operations to date and spent approx 8-9months in hospital and is amazing in every way. She is still tiny weighing just 11kgs but wearing age 3 clothing for her height. She's completely potty trained day and night. There's no developmental delay infact she appears to be ahead on most things and well she's my inspiration so for those of you just starting your NICU journey all i can say is PREEMIES ROCK!!!!!!!! Ella has changed my life in so many ways and i am honoured and priveliged to have been chosen to be this preemies mum
But for those of you who feel that things are bleak at the moment my preeemie was born at 35weeks spontaneous labour that was 7hrs in total, didn't get any of those first precious moments as my lil girl was whisked to neonatal and later in the day a specialist hospital where we were told she needed major life saving surgery after she was born with severe IUGR (1.5kgs) and a tracheoesophageal fistula and oesophageal atresia, basically her food pipe was connected to her windpipe and there was no connection to her stomach. She spent 9 weeks in NICU fast forward to now she'll be 3 in under 2 weeks. Has had 14 operations to date and spent approx 8-9months in hospital and is amazing in every way. She is still tiny weighing just 11kgs but wearing age 3 clothing for her height. She's completely potty trained day and night. There's no developmental delay infact she appears to be ahead on most things and well she's my inspiration so for those of you just starting your NICU journey all i can say is PREEMIES ROCK!!!!!!!! Ella has changed my life in so many ways and i am honoured and priveliged to have been chosen to be this preemies mum