Enough of tummy time, can I eat now?
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.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Some photos from last week and this week
Enough pictures, can I sleep now??
Enough of tummy time, can I eat now?
Enough of tummy time, can I eat now?
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Emilia is 10 weeks corrected age
She is 2.5 months old now. Still growing well and developing normally. I can't say how grateful I am that she's doing well. I stopped worrying about her oxygen altogether. I think it will be better if I just forget about it until she comes off oxygen next spring, although I think I will ask the respiratory medicine doctor at Sick Kids when she goes to her appointment next week.
She weighs 5.7 kg (12.5 lb). An amazing transformation for a 25 weeker who was born merely 870g, as all the nurses told me this week when we went to MSH and NYGH.
She sleeps longer chunks of time at night. Yeah, I am one of those lucky moms who can actually get some good sleep at night. Some nights I spring out of bed to check the time and check on her because she goes on sleeping for 6 hours sometimes without feeding. I get all worried about dehydration and starvation, but the doctor and nurses tell me not to worry because she's still gaining weight and she's old enough to tell me when she is hungry.
Developmentally, she had her first "social" smile and laugh last week. Now I know that it's not just passing the wind when she is smiling at me. She does smile and laugh (like "real laughter" laugh)a lot during sleep though.
She is having a better head/trunk control and her thumbs are definitely better. She is less reluctant to open her thumbs now. Yesterday when I was lifting her up by her shoulders, she tucked her chin in to keep her head elevated. I almost cried with joy. I had been practising this with her for a week to get her neck muscles working when being lifted up and she finally got it I think. My mom says when she raised me and my brother, she didn't have to do these special exercises and tummy time. She says babies naturally have head control and roll over when the right time comes. Maybe the modern day moms are making the mommy job a lot harder than it already is but I don't think there is any harm in trying to keep her going in the right direction, at the right speed.
She weighs 5.7 kg (12.5 lb). An amazing transformation for a 25 weeker who was born merely 870g, as all the nurses told me this week when we went to MSH and NYGH.
She sleeps longer chunks of time at night. Yeah, I am one of those lucky moms who can actually get some good sleep at night. Some nights I spring out of bed to check the time and check on her because she goes on sleeping for 6 hours sometimes without feeding. I get all worried about dehydration and starvation, but the doctor and nurses tell me not to worry because she's still gaining weight and she's old enough to tell me when she is hungry.
Developmentally, she had her first "social" smile and laugh last week. Now I know that it's not just passing the wind when she is smiling at me. She does smile and laugh (like "real laughter" laugh)a lot during sleep though.
She is having a better head/trunk control and her thumbs are definitely better. She is less reluctant to open her thumbs now. Yesterday when I was lifting her up by her shoulders, she tucked her chin in to keep her head elevated. I almost cried with joy. I had been practising this with her for a week to get her neck muscles working when being lifted up and she finally got it I think. My mom says when she raised me and my brother, she didn't have to do these special exercises and tummy time. She says babies naturally have head control and roll over when the right time comes. Maybe the modern day moms are making the mommy job a lot harder than it already is but I don't think there is any harm in trying to keep her going in the right direction, at the right speed.
RSV shots and ROP eye exam
Emilia went back to Mount Sinai have her ROP follow up exam on Monday, and as it turned out, it was her final ROP exam. The result was very good: vascularized to Zone 3 and Stage 0. She just needs a check-up in 3 months with an paediatric ophthalmologist.
On Tuesday she went to NYGH to get her first of a series of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shots. RSV is very common in babies and children but it can result in much more serious consequences than a cold in preemies like Emilia, especially because she has chronic lung disease. Just as they don't have vaccines for common colds, there is no vaccine for RSV either. The shots just inject antibodies for RSV. She needs monthly shots until March... Hopefully good hand washing and RSV shots will protect her from getting colds this winter.
On Tuesday she went to NYGH to get her first of a series of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shots. RSV is very common in babies and children but it can result in much more serious consequences than a cold in preemies like Emilia, especially because she has chronic lung disease. Just as they don't have vaccines for common colds, there is no vaccine for RSV either. The shots just inject antibodies for RSV. She needs monthly shots until March... Hopefully good hand washing and RSV shots will protect her from getting colds this winter.
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