https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 00:32:23 +0000 Thu, 15 May 2008 19:47:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17025 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=384772&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#384772 Author: chonnni
Subject: 17025
Posted: 15 May 2008 at 7:47pm

Finally had the babies near each other today, was great.]]> Thu, 15 May 2008 19:47:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=384772&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#384772 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=381641&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#381641 Author: floss
Subject: 17025
Posted: 12 May 2008 at 9:29pm

Yay for your babies getting big and strong and yay that you can start breastfeeding Teegan (lovely name).

My twins were born at 35wks 2days and were in SCBU for 10 days, while they were only in there for feeding issues as they were good weights born Noah 6lb and Lola 5lb 5oz I found the support of the nurses amazing and I honstly feel that I couldn't have done it without them as they tought me so much even tho they wern't my first babies.

I did find it hard as I got discharged before they did mainly because I wanted to get the house ready before they came home and spend some time with my daughter before I was busy with the twins as I got stuck in hospital after an OB apt and that was the last time I was allowed home before having them so it was a bit of a shock!

But stay strong they sound like little fighters and they will be home in no time! sending huge hugs your way take care]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 21:29:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=381641&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#381641 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=381576&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#381576 Author: KH25
Subject: 17025
Posted: 12 May 2008 at 8:41pm

I'm glad they are doing so well Chonnni! Yay for attempting breastfeeding with Teegan - that was one of the most memorable experiences in my life, the first breastfeed! And everyone told me to expect Ash to just nuzzle and lick it aswell. I was just having a cuddle one day before she was due for a feed and she started turning her head toward the breast so the nurse said just to try her. Before she even had a chance to show me how to hold her correctly and position her, she had latched on and was happily slurping away!!! (pity it didn't last but thats another story lol)

All the best for trialling off CPAP. It makes life much easier once they are off that!]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 20:41:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=381576&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#381576 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=381274&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#381274 Author: chonnni
Subject: 17025
Posted: 12 May 2008 at 4:59pm

Hi Guys

Well my babies have been moved from stage 3 to stage 2, which is fantastic, obviously means they dont need as closely monitored care as they did before, they are 20 days old today, gone really fast. Teegan is going to start going off her Cpap for 2 hous at a time tomoro, IM so happy bout that, and the lactation consultant wants me to let her go to the breast, she will prob just nuzzle it or lick but shes ready, and so is Luke but his Cpap cant come off yet so no boobie for him just yet hahahahaha. Im so please they are doing so well, Im starting to feel a little more relaxed, but only a little hahahaha.
]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 16:59:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=381274&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#381274 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=378226&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#378226 Author: chonnni
Subject: 17025
Posted: 08 May 2008 at 3:07pm

I am based in henderson and babies are in auck hospital.
It is quite hard to deal with all thats happening but I find it easy some days and hard other days. My little girl was 940grams born and now after 2 weeks is 1kg, my boy was 1335 grams born and is now 1415grams. Slow and steady I guess. Sorry if it takes me ages to reply, busy busy me.

Travel yes we have been filling in forms, and parking we have a permit to park in the 8 free spaces and I usually get one there about 5 times a week.]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 15:07:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=378226&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#378226 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377717&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377717 Author: my2angels
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 9:48pm

Congrats. That must have been pretty scary.
My son was born 34 weeks and I have a neice born 30 weeks and a nephew at 28 weeks so have had a bit of experience with NICU. where are you based?]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 21:48:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377717&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377717 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377671&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377671 Author: Travelgirl
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 9:24pm

Hi,

I had my twins at 34+3 and at 1.9 and 1.5kg we spent a total of 36 days in SCBU.......... scary at the start, but use the nurses, I found they were there for me just as much as the baby.......... I guess some of the bigger hospitals are different. Don't be afraid to ask questions, and remember they are YOUR babies......... the day you take them home will be one you never forget.......... so so scary but so cool all the same. ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 21:24:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377671&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377671 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377536&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377536 Author: yummymummy
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 7:57pm

Glad to hear your bub is doing well & congrats
I had my girl Emma at 31 weeks and she spent 4 weeks in NICU. The whole experience can be quite overwhelming and the travel can be a pain. We ended up parking at Akl Hospital each time too so the costs too can add up.
Whereabouts are you?
]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 19:57:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377536&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377536 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377485&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377485 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 7:07pm

Can't offer much help having not been there myself, but just wanted to say hugest congrats. I have found the tinier they are, the feistier they are... hope your babes get big and strong and i definately second everything Kelly said. Hang in there, it seems a mile away, but when you get to the other end you realise how fast it's been. Take heaps of pics too, it's so amazing to see how they grow each week.. hand and feet prints are great for that too.

congrats. ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 19:07:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377485&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377485 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377394&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377394 Author: EmDee
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 5:06pm

Congrats Chonni, glad to hear your babies are doing well

Off topic - NZPiper, just noticed your ticker! I 'won't' say congrats! ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 17:06:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377394&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377394 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377390&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377390 Author: KH25
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 4:58pm

Hi Chonnni, I posted on your July thread about Ash. I'm glad to hear your bubs are doing well! In regards to travel, you should have been given a form to fill in each day (if not, talk to the NICU social worker) totalling the km's travelled to and from the hospital. Then the Ministry of Health (I think) reimburse you so many cents a km, I forget now how many. We received a nice payment of around $700 when we sent it away after Ashleigh came home. I was lucky that my mother lived about 2km from the hospital so I would drive there in the morning, she would drop me at the hospital then pick me up afterwards to I didn't need to pay for parking.

As for the medical stuff - well it is all very overwhelming at first. But then terms like bradys, desats, apnoeas etc all become everyday language lol! And you'll also get to the stage of barely batting an eyelid when the monitors start beeping and its just second nature to tickle your bubs toes or rub their backs to get their heartrate/O2 levels up again! But hang in there - it WILL get better and easier and before you know it they will be home and it will all be a distant memory ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 16:58:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377390&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377390 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377370&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377370 Author: tishy
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 4:42pm

Hi Chonni. Congrats on your bubs!
I had my girls at 35+4 and they spent 10days in NICU. Eimear was 2.2kgs when born and was on CPAP for 4 days. Aoife was 1.6kgs when born.

Not quite the same experience as what you're going through, as I got to go home with my girls, but nonetheless spending any time at all in NICU is quite overwhelming.

Where are you based?

One of the girls in my Multiple birth AN class had her twins at 29 weeks. She had them home after 3 months I think. Those girls are thriving now. ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 16:42:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377370&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377370 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377319&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377319 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 4:04pm

HUGEST CONGRATS!!!!]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 16:04:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377319&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377319 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377318&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377318 Author: my4beauties
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 4:04pm

So glad to hear your babes are doing well, Chonnni! ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 16:04:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377318&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377318 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377304&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377304 Author: BaAsKa
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 3:48pm

I cant answer your question but i just wanted to say a huge congrats on the birth of your wee bubbys ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 15:48:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377304&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377304 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377303&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377303 Author: ElfsMum
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 3:48pm

talk to tishy she had twins in NICU .. glad they are doing ok.. I'll msg tishy for you:) ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 15:48:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377303&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377303 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377287&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377287 Author: chonnni
Subject: 17025
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 3:37pm

I am a mum who has 2 Prem babies in NICU at the moment, they were born at 28 weeks 4 days and they are doing very well. I am wanting to know if anyone else has had babies in the NICU and how they got on with all the medical stuff and the travel etc]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 15:37:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17025&PID=377287&title=nicu-babies-prem-babies#377287