Emilia is 33 weeks gestation. This past week was quite eventful for her because she had to be tested numerous times for an infection and it was found that she indeed had an infection in her blood with a random bacteria that is not very commonly seen in neonates. The bright side of this is the bacteria is not particulary dangerous and it has not caused meningitis. She needs to be on antibiotics for 7 days. She does not seem sick though. She is active and alert, still suckling well and poohing well. I guess the longer the hospital stay, the higher the chance of getting an infection along the way. Emilia has had a few infection scares in the first few weeks of her life but this is the first "confirmed" infection - after 53 days in NICU.
Her weight is now 1.8Kg but because her weight gain was very drastic, I think it may be due to fluid retention, not true growth. She is now 40cm in length. Still small but much bigger than when she was first born.
Emilia was born on May 31, 2011, at 25 weeks and 5 days in gestational age. She came home on October 21, 2011 after spending 143 days in the hospital. Today she's a thriving, happy baby who continues to amaze us every single day. This blog records the journey of our miracle baby.
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