First of all, I want to apologize for not posting an update sooner . . . things have been ridiculously crazy since last Thursday, and we are still trying to get our bearings. The second thing I would like to say is THANK YOU to everyone for the tremendous outpouring of love and support that we have received both before and after Claire's arrival. Your kind words and offers of assistance have helped us more than you know, and we are forever grateful.
I would love to post a long update right now, but I think that would take more time than I currently have (but I promise I will get to it before the end of the week). Suffice to say that Claire is doing incredibly well, much better than we could have ever expected. She arrived at 9:18 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013, and has been exceeding all expectations since then.
Claire is pretty much taking care of things on her own - maintaining her own temperature, breathing, and definitely eating - since Friday. She was given a little oxygen assistance on Day 1, but that was just due to her having a little fluid in her lungs that was resolved almost immediately. She was allowed to start nursing on Day 2 (and has been a little piggie ever since). All of her nurses and doctors, including the amazing Dr. F, have been impressed with her progress, and we are hoping to bring her home in the near future. Although a possibility, we decided to hold off on surgery for Claire's "O" at this time, but will instead keep it wrapped (with a little compression) to give Claire's abdomen some more time to grow so it can accommodate everything.
Okay, must run - my fantastic sister, Kati, is waiting outside to take me to the hospital for Claire's 2:00 p.m. feeding.
Thank you again for everything ~~ I promise that a more complete update will be posted soon!
Love,
Val
I would love to post a long update right now, but I think that would take more time than I currently have (but I promise I will get to it before the end of the week). Suffice to say that Claire is doing incredibly well, much better than we could have ever expected. She arrived at 9:18 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013, and has been exceeding all expectations since then.
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| Meet Claire Bear |
Claire is pretty much taking care of things on her own - maintaining her own temperature, breathing, and definitely eating - since Friday. She was given a little oxygen assistance on Day 1, but that was just due to her having a little fluid in her lungs that was resolved almost immediately. She was allowed to start nursing on Day 2 (and has been a little piggie ever since). All of her nurses and doctors, including the amazing Dr. F, have been impressed with her progress, and we are hoping to bring her home in the near future. Although a possibility, we decided to hold off on surgery for Claire's "O" at this time, but will instead keep it wrapped (with a little compression) to give Claire's abdomen some more time to grow so it can accommodate everything.
Okay, must run - my fantastic sister, Kati, is waiting outside to take me to the hospital for Claire's 2:00 p.m. feeding.
Thank you again for everything ~~ I promise that a more complete update will be posted soon!
Love,
Val
So so happy that Claire Bear is an overachiever just like her Mommy! Hugs!
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