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Topic: Welcome Ella Grace H.
Posted By: Andie
Subject: Welcome Ella Grace H.
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:09pm
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Yes, little Ella Grace arrived at 11.39am on Thursday, after 10 hours of established labour. I'd spent Tuesday and Wednesday nights having contractions as well, but not regular enough to be 'labour' as such. Her arrival went really well - we turned up at the hospital for her induction that morning, already well under way in labour, so the induction was cancelled and HALLELUJAH away we went! And by lunchtime, our little darling was here, having cuddles and staring at everything she could in the room. I survived on the gas alone as by the time I was begging for EVERYTHING else that could be offered, it was too late (he he he... I'll bet they do that on purpose!). Just like her mum and dad's temperaments, this baby was a bit stubborn and didn't want to turn to face anterior until after she was crowning (yeeek!), but she got it right in the end. We bought her home after 2 nights, and she's settling better here. It's her mum who can't sleep so well now! Little Ella is still confused about night and day (as you would be, having just been born and all!), but she's a really good bubba with the loveliest manner - we both just adore her! I'm settling into motherhood day by day - it's a huge change as I know you'll all know, but I'm loving it, and hubby feels like he's the Mac-Daddy of all daddy's right now! Hope these pics don't come out too huge. One is her just after being born, and the other is Ella coming home - she soooo didn't want her photo taken!
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:13pm
| awww she is so cute, love the hair!!! Well done Andie |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:17pm
Awww cutie!! Nice name 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:30pm
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Wooo hooo another October Girl...Yay!!
Andie she is just beautiful. Well done!!! You have done sooo well. She's got sooo much hair!!! A big Congrats to you and your family!   ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:38pm
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A big congratulations to you Andie and your lovely baby girl Ella Grace I can't wait to meet our little guy ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:38pm
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well done andie!!! she's just gorgeous! i'm so jealous of you pushing her out
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:50pm
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Well done Andie!!
She looks gorgeous
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 3:52pm
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Congrats!! She is beautiful ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 4:01pm
Awww she looks so cute asleep!
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 4:29pm
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she is just beautiful. Sounds like she has an attitude already lol. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 4:52pm
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Oh Andie she is just beautiful - well done! Its amazing how alert they are when they've just popped out! Congrats!! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 5:19pm
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Congratulations on your baby girl.....LOL Jez thought you might love that name... -------------  
Lycan and Peyton = Moon and back!! |
Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 6:28pm
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She is gorgeous well done!!
------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 7:21pm
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Well done on your beautful bundle! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 7:33pm
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congratulations! What a gorgeous little girl. she already looks so aware...well, apart from the one where she is asleep....but thats to be expected!
Love her name too! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 7:36pm
| so cute..she is adorable...and is she going to have curls??? gorgeous...well done!! |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 8:22pm
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Awwww, once again she is just the most gorgeous - has she got red hair? I saw alittle whisp in the first pic and was wondering. And her eyes, in that second pic, wow they are so cute.
lol.. do you have any idea how nuts I was going keeping mum.. lol. I was going insane!!! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 8:50pm
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awwwww shes sooo cute man i,m gettin cluky aggrrhhhh lol ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 9:02pm
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The giggles in various posts gave it away Janine
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 9:04pm
| She's gorgeous! And I love the name! |
Posted By: nicola86
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 9:17pm
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congrats very very cute and love the name
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 9:23pm
Cutie!!! And so small! Congrats and job well done  enjoy your precious wee girl.
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 9:32pm
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She is beautiful! Big Congratulations and welcome to little Ella! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 9:58pm
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Awww, she's just lovely! Congratulations! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 16 October 2006 at 10:59pm
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She is so gorgeous Andie. Congratulations. I love her name too.
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 17 October 2006 at 7:36am
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Wow Andie she is beautiful well done Mum and Dad. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 17 October 2006 at 11:10am
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Awwwww, thanks everyone! I'm so blimmin proud of her. You did well keeping quiet, Janine - how'd you do it?!! And Jezika... can't beat the name, eh! But everyone - Jess's girl is Ella Grace. Ours is Ella (middle name Grace)... so there is a difference! Hope you don't mind me spelling it out for them all, Jess So many bets were on Ella having red hair, but she's got light brown hair - it's straight but looked curly with the uh, how do I say it delicately, dampness of being just born. Her eyebrows are blonde though. For a while there her face was the most orange thing about her (poor wee mite!) but thankfully that's clearing up. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17 October 2006 at 11:38am
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Hahha andie Ella Grace has the same hair color hers is darkening now and her hair color i can say now is auburn Eyebrows are still light hehe
Hope you dont mind me posting this here but do they look kinda like this? This was young maybe 2 -3 weeks old 
And this is yesterday 
Seem to be darkening but it would be hilarious if they have the same color hair and eyes haha
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 17 October 2006 at 1:20pm
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Goooooo the auburn babies!!!! I so hope that Ella has red hair! And I hope Ella Grace does too.
My red haired child gets lots of comments on her hair and now people are starting to notice her lovely green eyes too! I'm so proud! (Can ya tell?)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 October 2006 at 5:38pm
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lol, as does Ayja - usually they go "how'd you get her hair that colour?" lol.. hhm tempted to tell them i dye it. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 11:33am
| bahaha Janine that would be so funny to see the looks on their faces haha |
Posted By: shelleybean
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 1:34pm
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She is beautiful! Congratulations and welcome!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:33pm
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Congrats Andie! Looks like Ella was very alert at birth! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:38pm
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Of course I don't mind, Jess! This is the most recent one of Ella - taken today but blurry so it's not the greatest photo. I've hardly got any of her with her eyes open since her birthday though!
I wouldn't call her hair red or even reddish - soooo many bets were on her being a ginga since I am and her daddy gets little red highlights. Here eyebrows are still blonde, and her eyes are that newborn deep bluey-grey... I guess they'll go green since that's the only colour she's got to choose from out of her parents! And I have to say: GO THE LITTLE REDHEADS! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:51pm
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oh Andie i said it before but have to say it again she is so lovely oh I want a girl. ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 2:59pm
| Awww Andie shes GORGEOUS!!! Awww damn u making me clucky again!!! haha |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:15pm
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Crikey, woman... clucky ALREADY?!!? Hubby once asked me how I'd feel about just not using any contraception after Ella's arrival and "seeing what happens"... OK for some hardy women out there, but not for me, helllll, no! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 3:49pm
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Andie... both Kiya's biological father and myself have green eyes... Kiya's are brown! You never know what's going to happen! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 4:12pm
| Hahaha Yer im a sucker what can i say?? hehe |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 4:46pm
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LOLOL. SEE WHAT HAPPENS, TE HE HE,
I love that pic of Ella andie, I finally have mike realising why doing the deed after giving birth is not the best idea on your mind.. lol, he is 2 days post vasectomy, still very very bruised and said to me that "the docs advised a 3 day abstinence.. I would be happy at this point to say 3 weeks, maybe 3 months, it's so sore" i laughed, and said "multiply the bruising and swelling by 100 add rock hard leaky boobs, and a screaming baby, plus sleep deprivation and you will realise why i didn't want you near me" ahhh, he figures it out now. sheesh, i held his hand the whole time, he squeezed my hand so hard my arm got pins and needles. I do now know how it feels to have your partner going through pain and not being able to do anything, and it does feel bad. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 5:13pm
lol Janine... don't tell Mike I laughed at that 
And Andie - beeeeeeeeautiful little girl! She is so good looking! (Definitely in comparison to Hannah... I look back at newborn photos. She was truly an unattractive baby!) |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 8:30pm
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lol nikki!!!
andie, ella is a gorgeous wee girl! only 2oz's and 2 days between our gals are you having trouble finding clothes to fit ella? my mum and sis went out and bought heaps of pink stuff the day charli was born as i had nothing, and none of it fits her she basically needs prem size------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 10:56pm
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seriously? wow, I found that when i had paris, she was 7lb 3oz and she fittednone of the newbie stuff i had for her, but then she was loooong so that might have been it. Ayja fitted tiny tiny cos she was only 6lb 2, but then again, her body was long, so we had to get larger sizes and roll up the sleeves of the bodysuits. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 8:02am
| Gawd Ella G was 8lbs 8oz and was bursting out of her newborn stuff lol |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 8:44am
Awww Andie! She's absolutely goooorgeous!! What a cutie! Damn, my clucking started just this week too  I never thought the clucks would start so soon after, lol...
ETA: re the clothing thing, I managed to squish Ash into a prem outfit for coming home from the hospital. Couldn't resist! It was too cute hahaha but that was the extent of prem size for us. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 8:52am
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Andrew was born 8' 4" and he was in 0000 for nearly 6 weeks. But he was long not fat 8 pounder. We had have really long socks on him as the 000 were far too big but the right length and the 0000 were the right size but too short. Andie she is so alert in that photo. So cute. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 11:47am
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Hannah was 7lb 3oz and grew into newborn size in 2-3 weeks. Fortunately for us, she was born into a hot summer and we had her in singlets and wrap for the first month ------------- |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 3:36pm
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Newborn stuff (and one prem nightgown) without feet fit Ella - well, the sleeves are all way too long, but she's a long baby with pretty decent-sized legs (didn't get those from me!). Some newborn-sized outfits with little short leg bits are just too short for her. Vanessa your Charli must be tiny! How adorable. They look so cute in their baggy clothes, don't they?! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 5:20pm
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That is one thing i have now found, with working in neonates - when we do get in a big baby for med reasons or something.. even just a 7lb-er, we are like "oh wow what a nice big baby," the parent's go, "huh? we thought he/she was tiny". But when you've seen a tiny tiny baby born just on 1 kg, and watched them grow.. when they go home at 2kg, or even under that. you think they're huge. lol. Baby factory has really great cutest little prem outfits if you need them Vanessa.. - apparently very reasonable too, bodysuits, stretch'n'grows, in summer cottons and winter fleecey. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 8:05pm
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Lol yea Hannah was in neonates overnight when she was born and the staff all thought she was huge ------------- |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 8:39pm
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its REALLY weird when we get babies of mums that have had gestational diabetes - cos those babies can be like, upwards of 4kg sometimes. they completely fill out the hospital cots.. half of the premmies hardly make a dot in the cot when they first go into one, for the really bigger ones you kinda feel weird and awkward doing anything for them.. the same that i spose most people would feel working with a tiny baby... its the same, but reversed lol.. weird change of perspective. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 9:22pm
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Just reading back Janine, about Mikes op. Not really funny, but made me laugh!
Andie, she is just lovely. I wanna give her a big cuddle, shes so cute with all that fluffy hair!! Oh god, that makes me sound clucky now doesnt it - I swear I'm not!! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 21 October 2006 at 3:39pm
| She is a really good looking newborn so cute and so much hair. Good work Andie |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 21 October 2006 at 9:17pm
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Maya was hard case when I was in hospital with mastitis, she was 4kg born, and 3 weeks old by that stage and she looked a sight crammed into one of those fishbowl type hospital cot things.
Andie - I just noticed that one of the twins has the same capsule as Ella lol. They look so tiny in them! And my two are both in a combination of 0000 and 000 stuff, mostly 000 and they are huge on them, but I didn't bother with newborn stuff given how quickly Maya outgrew it. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 21 October 2006 at 10:59pm
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Janine - funny you say that. My sister's boyfriend's mum has diabetes (not GD) and so Gareth had to be in the special care baby unit when he was born for monitoring, Alison (Gaz's mum) said she felt soooo guilty that her baby was in there being so big and healthy compared to all the tiny little ones. Must be hard for both parties to have the big and the small in the same place! Very emotional I bet
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 22 October 2006 at 7:03pm
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My gosh I found it emotional enough when our antenatal class did a tour of the hospital and the first stop was neo-nates... just the tiniest little people I'd ever seen. But then when our Ella arrived, you should have seen hubby and I trying to hold her, move her and dress her on that first day - we were so awkward and unco anyone would think she was made of glass! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 22 October 2006 at 7:33pm
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hehe andie, when we were dressing charli for the first time we were amazed at how different we were with her than we were with jack. you do realise after a while that they aren't as 'breakable' as you first think ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 22 October 2006 at 7:51pm
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Yeah i found that with turning the babies.. the tiny ones, cos you get your hand under their head and shoulders and just use your other hand to sort of reach up the middle between the legs, holding the nappy, and kinda just turn em like that, sounds worse than it is.. but took me a while not to be unco, that and removign baby from incubator with cords intact, trying to wrap them and holding them.. not easy. lol
I am not sure that neonates is the best place for antenatal to go first, cos it freaks you out a bit, but then, better to do it first before going to the delivery suite.. when the reality really hits you i spose "argh i'm gonna have to deliver this baby!!" ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 22 October 2006 at 9:00pm
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Janine that was us, Kobe was 6 weeks early but 7lb 2oz cos of the gestational diabetes and he was huge compared to all the other babies in NICU. I always thought people would be like, why is that baby in here, he's huge. I remember being warned when i went into labour he would only be about 4lb if that but no, they did a scan and said he was a whopper (then tested for GD) Now my sister has a wee 1.3kg bubs in NICU and i can see how tiny they are, I love the wee prem nappies they have.
Im surprised they took you through NICU with an antenatal class, here in chch you arent even allowed to look at any of the babies that are in there except your own. Ive heard them tell people off real fast and your not even allowed in unless you are the parents or on the list of visitors. |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 22 October 2006 at 9:22pm
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We allow antenatal to look through (provided we aren't too busy) and if mums might end up having bubs in there they can look thru. But we still ask that they please do not look at the babies i mean some people do sorta act like "ooh look at that one" you know, animals in the zoo kinda thing. but other than that visiting is with one of the parents present. Antenatal classes are brought in to see the unit and get told about things, not to see the babies as such. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 22 October 2006 at 9:26pm
| Yeah i remember being shown around when we knew we Kobe was going to be in there but we didnt go with the antenatal class. Fair enough though, i know i wouldnt have wanted people staring at kobe like he was some exahibition. Getting used to the monitors is hard, everytime they beep I get a fright, spesh when bubs breathing gets really really slow, bit freaking but i guess you would get used to that working with them all day. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 October 2006 at 9:29pm
Ummmm can I guess???? Her dad's mum??? hehe------------- |
Andie wrote:Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 23 October 2006 at 4:46pm
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We do get a bit used to the monitors going off for no apparent reason, sometimes just baby wriggling and not getting good contact with the leads, but nooo, when they go off for good reason cos baby isn't breathing - I for one, am not used to that AT ALL! It freaks me out, and the few times it has happened to me i have been the one who has to do something, which is scarey, as i get a bit more experience i spose it will come as second nature - bit i still can never see myself being ok with it. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 23 October 2006 at 6:18pm
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thats ok mum2paris its just makes you huham and i think you need a big pat on the back it would be sooo hard a job and i no i could,nt do it ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 23 October 2006 at 9:14pm
| thats for sure, the nurses who work with neonates are the best. I know i couldnt do it, i would be in tears all the time. |