Monday, August 16, 2010
Day 5 in the World 8/16
We had a lot of new stuff to learn today! I went the NICU and pumped first thing. Okay, maybe it's TMI but it's a huge part of life right now and so essential for Lincoln. The nurse on at that time said that she looked at my milk supply in the freezer and was shocked at how much there was after only five days. Yay! Lincoln will not starve!!! I got to do "kangaroo kare" time again. Love it. I feel as though it's so therapeutic for both of us. Later I learned to give Link a neonatal massage. Preemies have a hard time with all the overstimulation in the world...touch, sounds, everything can be stressful to them. The massage helps them recognize that touch is good and it really soothed Link. You could see him relaxing not only physically, but on the monitors as well. It was fun, and we'll do it every day now when we visit. I took his laundry home and washed it and added some of our blankets and clothes to the mix. They encourage parents to do as much of that "normal" stuff as possible to help us feel needed. It was fun to do a whole load of little baby things! This evening I visited again accompanied by our good friends Tim and Hayley. It was so fun to just hold him and visit with friends. Tim and Hayley are so wonderful and they just love the NICU, as she is a dietician/lactation specialist and he hopes to be a neonatologist. Naturally, they were smitten by our handsome little guy! I managed to make it through today without getting any post-partum tears at all, so that's an accomplishment! I feel overwhelmed with optimism concerning Link's condition, as it has been reinforced countless times by his care team. I know the Lord loves him and is watching over him. And, though the wait is long, I know that someday Lincoln will be here at home with us...just hanging out...and we'll be a happy little family forever!
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Wow, we had no idea Lincoln came early!!! Hope all is well. Hang in there. It sounds like things are going well! Praying for you
I think it's absolutely wonderful that you have a good supply of milk so soon too; with my little girl at full term, my milk did not even come IN until day 5, and I didn't have much colostrum either. She had a difficult time with latching, so we fed her with a syringe and I pumped for 15 minutes every 3 hours. She finally latched at home, but we had to supplement with formula until day 5 when the milk FINALLY came. I definitely wouldn't want to go through that with a premie, it's so important for them to get breastmilk. I'm so glad things are going all right despite his impatience to get here so soon!
Brent and Brenna you are amazing! We are so glad that Lincoln is doing so well. Thank you for letting us meet Lincoln last night. It was a honor and privilege! He is absolutely handsome. We love you!
We're praying for a lot more great days like these
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