TinkerJess
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Hi sorry I'm late to introduce my twins - just been very very busy!
Noah and Isaac were born at 32+3 weighing 3lb 12oz and 4lb 3oz due to SPROM. I had an emergency c section because by the time they checked me I was 9 cms dilated and both boys were breech. At first only Isaac needed CPAP which only lasted for a day or so, both were put onto glucose drips and started with their tube feeds. At 7 days old they were moved to a heated cot in high dependancy rather than intensive care.
At 8 days old we noticed that Noah was vomiting severly at his feed and it stunk. When we told a nurse something wasn't right she told us she would add Gaviscon to his EBM. That night we recieved a phone call saying that Noah was seriously unwell, that he hadn't stopped vomiting and he was looking very grey. We went straight to the hospital where we were told he had NEC and it didn't look too good. It was the hardest thing to hear, especially having two babies in different parts of the unit. To cut a long story short after 4 days Noah started to pick up again, it was another two weeks though before he had his TPN out and could restart on solids at 0.5mls every 4 hours.
We took Isaac home at 2 weeks old and Noah at just over 5 weeks. He had a blood transfusion before he left which really helped his feeding becasue he wasn't tiring so fast.
They are now 16 weeks old and I have to say it hasn't been easy, both are being treated to reflux ( but its taking ages to get anyone to take me seriously!) For the past several weeks both have been unwell with a severe cough which docs told me was viral until Noah burst all the tiny blood vessels in his face ( looked like the meningitis rash) at the hospital they took swabs and realised he had a bacteria which was causing an inflammation in all his airways. Now that they have there anti biotics the cough is subsiding, although Noah has a wheezy chest which could be asthma caused by the prolonged explosure to this bacteria.
So I am very shy and usually lurk
But with the boys being premature I feel totally out of my depth.
So hello :flower
Noah and Isaac were born at 32+3 weighing 3lb 12oz and 4lb 3oz due to SPROM. I had an emergency c section because by the time they checked me I was 9 cms dilated and both boys were breech. At first only Isaac needed CPAP which only lasted for a day or so, both were put onto glucose drips and started with their tube feeds. At 7 days old they were moved to a heated cot in high dependancy rather than intensive care.
At 8 days old we noticed that Noah was vomiting severly at his feed and it stunk. When we told a nurse something wasn't right she told us she would add Gaviscon to his EBM. That night we recieved a phone call saying that Noah was seriously unwell, that he hadn't stopped vomiting and he was looking very grey. We went straight to the hospital where we were told he had NEC and it didn't look too good. It was the hardest thing to hear, especially having two babies in different parts of the unit. To cut a long story short after 4 days Noah started to pick up again, it was another two weeks though before he had his TPN out and could restart on solids at 0.5mls every 4 hours.
We took Isaac home at 2 weeks old and Noah at just over 5 weeks. He had a blood transfusion before he left which really helped his feeding becasue he wasn't tiring so fast.
They are now 16 weeks old and I have to say it hasn't been easy, both are being treated to reflux ( but its taking ages to get anyone to take me seriously!) For the past several weeks both have been unwell with a severe cough which docs told me was viral until Noah burst all the tiny blood vessels in his face ( looked like the meningitis rash) at the hospital they took swabs and realised he had a bacteria which was causing an inflammation in all his airways. Now that they have there anti biotics the cough is subsiding, although Noah has a wheezy chest which could be asthma caused by the prolonged explosure to this bacteria.
So I am very shy and usually lurk
But with the boys being premature I feel totally out of my depth. So hello :flower
xx
Congrats on your little ones!
