I feel like maybe now God is trying to teach me Patience as I wait for word on if little Willa will be allowed to come home today or not. Do I go to the hospital and wait hoping to hear a yes? Or do I wait at home with Eli, oh the decisions of a parent sometimes. I think I'll wait awhile at home and blog a little. :)
Yesterday I went for one of Willa's feedings, since I got there early I just held her till time to do her temp check and diaper change that they do before every feeding. Finally I was able to feed her and after she was done we snuggled for a bit. I actually fell asleep sitting in that chair snuggling with her, I woke up feeling a little less tired and went to pick up Eli.
Last night when I got there for her 8pm feeding she was starting to wake up and fuss. I picked her up and soothed her. The poor nurse was running ragged as she had 4 babies to attend to (all the others were boys!) She came rushing over cause she had heard Willa fussing and then was like "Oh good your here! If you can keep her happy I'll be over as soon as I can to do her check I'm so far behind" So we just rocked in the chair till the nurse was ready. I guess pretty much all 4 babies needed to eat around the same time, thankfully for the nurse 3 of the 4 parents were there to help with the feeding. But they still have to do health assessments and so on before the baby is fed. Finally it was Willa's turn, and she was getting hungry. She protested her health assessment and finally was allowed to eat. I Love the fact that she is quick! She latches on quick and eats quick. I can't wait to have her at home for every feeding! I think it will be faster to nurse her then to pump. When the nurse went to take the milk I had brought back to the fridge she came back and said "Wow you have enough back there to feed the whole unit!" I have to say I've been happy with how well the milk has come in this time as with Eli it didn't come in well at all.
Last night they also told me that Willa passed her Car Seat test. Yay for her! For those who don't know what that is pretty much you have to bring your car seat (and base) in and they will put the infant in the car seat for an hour and a half to see if they can handle sitting on the incline without letting their butt slide forward. If that happens then their chin gets pushed toward their chests and it can cut off their air supply. So they make sure the baby can sit in the car seat without that happening. The car seat test is just another step to her coming home. They were going to also do her hearing screening last night too.
This morning I called for a status update, said she's doing well and they are just waiting for a Dr to come and give the all clear. They did say that her lab work to check on her jaundice came back a little higher again 13 but since she is 9days old it shouldn't matter. To be honest last night I thought she looked a little more jaundiced. But the nurse didn't think that would effect her coming home. So now we just wait, and trust that even if they don't let her go today that its in God's hands. However the nurse did say that the plan is to release her today as long as nothing changes. So looking forward to that call! :)
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