Post by rikkiandjulie on Feb 2, 2017 22:15:50 GMT -5
I'll post a longer update later but for now
Sutter Gerard is here! Born at 4:47p he's 5lbs12oz, and 18inches long. The NICU team says he's doing as well as he can for a baby with Magnesium. I won't be able to see or hold him until tomorrow as I can't walk on the mag and he is in the NICU. The NICU team said that he is on a CPAP just to help him breathe, but the stinker has already pulled the cord out twice! They think he will go to the newborn nursery sometime tomorrow, where we can breast feed and snuggle. Julie will be with him most of the night, I will see him tomorrow at 5 when I am done with my Magnesium.
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
Me: 32, Wife: 38, Together for 5 years, Married for 2 years IUI #1 (8/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Crinone = BFN IUI #2 (9/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Endometrin = BFP!! EDD 5/26/17
Post by rikkiandjulie on Feb 4, 2017 16:30:10 GMT -5
I just wanted to give you an update on Sutter. He's eating once every three hours now vs once every four. I am working on latching and getting my milk to come in. Until then I am pumping as much as I possibly can. We attempted to latch once this afternoon and he did for a second but was pretty frustrated when he couldn't get anything. But man did it help me get some colostrum out with the pump after. He isn't on oxygen anymore, and has been breathing room air just fine with no spells. He moved from a warming crib to a regular crib bc he can stabilize his body temp on his own. They are taking him off antibiotics. And once he can stabilize his blood sugar on his own, hopefully with more frequent feedings he will be able to come home. Hopefully in the next few days. As for my the Oxycodone keeps me comfortable, and I am just trying To balance time between bonding, and healing. My family has been wonderful at respecting boundaries and space.
Thank you for the update. We've been thinking about you. We're so glad to hear things are moving in the right direction and that your family has been respectful. We found there's certainly a learning curve in regards to breastfeeding (for both, Mom and baby). M learned how to latch fairly easily but it took a solid two months until I was comfortable during feelings. But great for you that you're trying!
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
Post by rikkiandjulie on Feb 6, 2017 21:35:54 GMT -5
I have a Sutter update for those who are interested as I got to talk to the Nurse Practitioner whom work for our neonatologist. I'll bullet them so it's easy.
1. They kept him under the UV lights so that he can get an extra day to kick out some bilirubin causing the jaundice. He could have came off of it today, but they wanted to give him an extra day to help kick it out of his system.
2. Once he is off of the UV lights they will put him back into a regular crib. Once in the crib he will need to gain weight and maintain his body temperature. The NP has no doubt he will be able to do this, but sometimes they struggle with it bc the isolate regulates their temp for them so they don't have to use calories staying warm. He was regulating body temp before the jaundice in a regular crib so he should be fine.
3. If his glucose tonight comes back at an acceptable level they will take him off of his IV, and he's literally only getting sugar water off of it. They want a level of 60 between feeding and this last time he was at a 55. The NP said she even considered letting it slide, but wanted to be on the side of caution. Which I can respect, even though I'd love to see him without an IV.
4. We are working on eating, he needs to be able to eat his whole meals from a bottle and not have anything given to him through a feeding tube. This seems like a lot to me bc they are feeding him 47ml every three hours. At noon he ate nearly all of it but 8ml, and at 3 he took a little over half by mouth. He knows how to suck/swallow he's just suuuper lazy about it, and he keeps dosing off while eating. They call in the privelaged white boy act, as little white boy babies are statistically the sluggish eaters.
5. He also has to wake up to eat. Which due to the amount they are feeding him I worry he won't do, I mean if I was stuffed full to help pass the bilirubin (jaundice) through my poop I probably wouldn't wake up to eat either.
All in all though I think his overall NICU stay will be short, hopefully just a week or so longer but of course We hope he can meet these markers which sound so simple, but I know are hard for him, especially the eating one, that may be the one that holds us back, bc he's a slug about it.
Me: 32, Wife: 38, Together for 5 years, Married for 2 years IUI #1 (8/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Crinone = BFN IUI #2 (9/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Endometrin = BFP!! EDD 5/26/17
Me: 31 Wife: 30. Legally married 2008, thanks CA! TTC #1 since 11/14 using donor sperm. IUIs Jan-Aug 2015 BFN Sept & OCT 2015 added Femara. BFN Saw RE December 2015. IUI with Clomid & Trigger Jan 2016 BFN IUI #13 with Follistim April 2016 BFFN IVF #1 July 2016. 14R, 10F, 6 Day 5 embryos. 4 PGS normal embabies!
rikkiandjulie thanks for the update! Glad Sutter is doing well and that hopefully his nicu stay will be over soon! How are you feeling?
I am actually REALLY struggling. I cry every time we leave the hospital, I cry every time I walk past his nursery. I cry every time I think about the pregnancy experience that I could have had, and then did have. I feel like a failure. I feel like a terrible mom. I mean I can't even grow a human properly how in the world can I possibly raise one? Im a mess right now, and can't wait to see my OB on Thursday to up my Meds. julie has truly been amazing, and has been my rock. She's sad too of course, but she's been so strong and supportive and caring that I'd be lost without her.
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