Hello all
This is my first time posting in this section and i'd be really grateful for any advice or others' experiences.
Bit of background - DS1 was born at the end of March at 27weeks, due to placenta problems. He had severe IUGR and weighed 1lb 7oz. He's now 36 weeks old, nearly 4lbs and has done amazingly well considering his difficult start. I won't go into huge detail because otherwise this post would be enormous, but there were no cots available at our local NICU so we spent 5 weeks away from home when he was first born and then were transferred when a cot became free. I had no indication that anything was wrong until a scan that showed up problems with the placenta and then he was born by emergency CS the following day.
He's not ready to come home yet, but it's being discussed more by the doctors and nurses looking after him. He has Chronic Lung Disease, which apparently sounds a lot worse than it is and still requires oxygen ( he's on a nasal cannula at the moment), although his lungs should thankfully be fully recovered in a few months. I've started breastfeeding, which is going quite well and he's now in a cot, wearing clothes and generally having a nicer time than he was when he was born (as are my DH and I).
We've been told that he might need to come home still on oxygen, depending on how he does over the next couple of weeks. Does anyone have any experience of this and what it's like? I'm desperate for him to come home, but I feel a bit worried about how the oxygen works and what this will mean in terms of leaving the house etc.
He really is our miracle baby and I'm sure we'll cope after everything else we've been through, but any experiences would be really appreciated.
Thanks x
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NewToAllThis11 · 03/06/2013 16:10
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