Amongst the craziness of the past week, Thomas and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on January 12. We didn't get to go out and have dinner together, but Thomas did bring dinner and flowers home for me. He is a very thoughtful husband and I appreciate all that he did for our anniversary. We hope to go out for dinner next week when my parents come to visit. They will watch the girls for us. Thanks mom and dad!
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Hi Amanda, I've been following your blog for quite a while, but don't think I've ever posted a comment. Anyway, I had twins on 08/06/09; one had already passed away and my survivor was born at 1 lb 10 oz at 26 weeks, so I somewhat have understood your journey with your girls. I also just had another girl on 12/21/11, so we must be on the same schedule. =) Anyway, I wanted to tell you about something that I've used with my little preemie; last winter he was always getting sick it seemed, and at one point we ended up in the hospital for 4 days. It was frustrating because the only thing they did in the hospital that I couldn't do at home was suck out his nose. I can do oxygen, monitor his oxygen level (I bought an oximeter on Amazon for 35 that is as accurate as the one in the hospital; well worth the money to make sure his oxygen doesn't get too low when he's sick)and do nebulizer treatments at home. Well, when he was discharged, the doctor gave me a prescription for a portable vacuum device to suck his nose out. It was awesome and I was so sad when I had to return it after he was well again. Well they sell them on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190378152916?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 I haven't bought one yet, but I did get to keep the canister from the rental and my husband found a way to hook it up to our vacuum. This winter my son has only been sick once, and it never got worse than a snotty nose. He doesn't even weigh more than 20 pounds, so when he gets sick, it really takes a toll on him. Using the vacuum to suck out his nose really has helped him this winter. I think there's something to be said about keeping the nose clean. This is just my own opinion, but I know that so far we've dodged most of the serious sick bullets. I also have three older children, two of whom go to school, so my children are exposed to all sorts of fun bugs. So I think the vacuum should be a standard piece of equipment for all new parents. Recently, my newborn developed a stuffy nose, so I've been using it on her, and once again it has worked great; she can breath fine and the cold hasn't lasted too long. So just thought I'd pass it along. I really wish I had know about it sooner. Your girls are all so cute, and it's amazing to think of what they've been through.
ReplyDeleteYour girls are all getting so big! They are all so cute:)
ReplyDeleteHere's a little advice--you might want to wait until summertime to get the tonsils out. My little girl (a 23-weeker with a G-tube) got hers out almost two weeks ago and it has been a really hard two weeks. She got RSV a few days ago on top of the already sore throat and she has been unbelievably miserable. Fortunately she has the G-tube so I've been able to keep her hydrated but it would be so hard with a child who had no G-tube--the recovery was harder than I anticipated. Anyway, whatever you do, good luck with it!
ReplyDeletethree beautiful girls!!! lovely pics:D
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