My laptop stopped working a few days ago, just out of blue. I hope the hard disk is sound and safe because all of Emilia's pictures are on it.
Also lately I have been getting home around midnight from the hospital and that does not give me much time to write stuff.
Once my computer is repaired and when I have the time to sit and think, I will post some pictures with updates.
So far, Emilia is doing well and growing (almost 3Kg!!!)
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.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Emilia turns 12 weeks old
Emilia is now 12 weeks old.
12 weeks sounds like a long time, but looking back, it was not too long. I guess the life in NICU is full of events and surprises that 12 weeks kind of goes by fast.
This week, of course, was another eventful one with her being transferred to Level III and then back to Level II. After so many pokes and tests, she was fine in the end. She's back on low flow oxygen. However she does seem to have a terrible reflux problem, which is causing her to gag, spit up, cough, sneeze, and sometime have bradycardia (due to stopped breathing). She is on two kinds of reflux meds but she still does have episodes of bradycardia after making gagging sounds. After speaking to other moms, I realized that a lot of preemies have this problem. Who knew these little ones also needed tums?
She now weighs 2880g, which is 6.3 pounds for those people who don't think in metrics.
Her ROP eye exam showed mild-moderate ROP(Stage I and II in Zone II area). I don't expect this to progress to Stage III and beyond. But, again, who knows... the life in NICU takes unexpected turns, especially when I have my guard down.
This week, Emilia is giving her parents grief because of her feeding issues. Other than that, her breathing seems to be better and she is growing well.
12 weeks sounds like a long time, but looking back, it was not too long. I guess the life in NICU is full of events and surprises that 12 weeks kind of goes by fast.
This week, of course, was another eventful one with her being transferred to Level III and then back to Level II. After so many pokes and tests, she was fine in the end. She's back on low flow oxygen. However she does seem to have a terrible reflux problem, which is causing her to gag, spit up, cough, sneeze, and sometime have bradycardia (due to stopped breathing). She is on two kinds of reflux meds but she still does have episodes of bradycardia after making gagging sounds. After speaking to other moms, I realized that a lot of preemies have this problem. Who knew these little ones also needed tums?
She now weighs 2880g, which is 6.3 pounds for those people who don't think in metrics.
Her ROP eye exam showed mild-moderate ROP(Stage I and II in Zone II area). I don't expect this to progress to Stage III and beyond. But, again, who knows... the life in NICU takes unexpected turns, especially when I have my guard down.
This week, Emilia is giving her parents grief because of her feeding issues. Other than that, her breathing seems to be better and she is growing well.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Emilia moves to Level II again
Emilia has moved down to Level II Nursery. We stayed in Level III for 6 days during which we couldn't find any infection or any feeding related problems. It must have been that she was exhausted and started to show breathing problems.
She's on low flow oxygen still and eating well.
She's on low flow oxygen still and eating well.
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