This is the first time we have done this in kingston so there was a lot to cover. They are happy with Katy's progress. Her brain is looking good, the blood has gone from one side. Her lungs are a bit inflamed, but this is common in small babies. The doc listened to Katy's heart and could not hear any murmors, so that's good. Katy is still having dips in heartrate and oxygen which are a concern.
This morning, she had a particulary low dip and this meant that they stopped her food and put her on CPAP all day. They also did a xray of her tummy, which came back with no problems. She has had less dips today, so they want to try her on hourly feeds with a small volume, something we wanted to do last week, hopefully this will help her to tolerate her food.
We have been having a tough time in kingston because we have not been able to speak to the consultants because they are not around. In st georges, we saw a consultant once or twice per day. We are also having slight difficulties with some of the nursing staff here, but e have made our concerns known and that should get better.
Katy has not been herself today, neither would I if I did not get fed. Hopefully, she will pick back up when they start her food again. We want the staff to do everything they can to help Katy and sometimes they drop below the high standards that st georges had set. I suppose we have to get used to it.
Finally, a big THANK YOU! To Trevor Jones, Deputy Head of Cyfarthfa High School, who sorted out a problem for me, super-fast, taking a big load off my mind.
Happy 5 week birthday Katy.
3 comments:
Hey Mark and Leanne,
Just to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. My niece Naomi was very ill and in all sorts of bother when she was born, the doctors actually advised us that she was unlikely to survive. Needless to say she is now 8 and full of life.
Mark missing the welsh accent at school, and 8MRS are missing you to.
With all good wishes,
Richard Harrington
Hi you 3,
Glad to hear your keeping the staff at Kingston in check, it must be difficult moving hospitals with things being done differently.
Katy's gaining weight well, she'll be having her 1kg party next week!
Keep your spirits up, it must be hard work doing all that growing and getting strong!
Hope to see you all soon,
Rachel and Stephen xx
Dear Mark and Leanne
You don't know us but we are friends of Lois' who live in Canada. Ever since you went into labour and Katy was born, we have been praying for you. We love your blog site and daily we look at it as a family .... we pray for her strength, for your strength, for determination, for life and for so much joy.
One day we hope to meet you in person and see just exactly who Lois is raving about :)
from across the pond,
Gordon, Cathy, Matthew and Meghan
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