Susie had her first ‘night of hell’ at the hospital with a ward full of fractious babies and one particular one kicking off big style … yes, ours! We can already spot certain Hughes-type grumpiness and Quinsee-type stubborness. Susie got through the night with about 3.5 hours of sleep mostly after 5am … but her […]

Susie and Sylvia had a fun night (not) on the ward when an assistant ‘misread’ an instrument which meant they were rushed down to the Special Care Baby Unit in the early hours with a supposedly dangerously low blood sugar level for Sylvia. She was fine and it was a false alarm but a bit […]

Day 3 and already it seems like much much longer! Sylvia had a visit from the community midwife today who wanted us to go in and have her checked out for jaundice. Result – Susie and Sylvia are back on the ward while Sylvia gets some UV treatment with a BiliBlanket. Once back at the […]

We were allowed to go home today hurrah. Sylvia and Susie had a good night on the ward and I went over as early as I could with coffee and muffins as per special request. We spent the morning on the ward getting Sylvia to feed. Grandma Pat came to visit after lunch and once […]