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Update on Max... he's home!
FutureSMBC
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Max came home after a grueling week in NICU. That was the most challenging and emotionally draining thing I've ever had to do. To come visit your baby hoping he'll come home that day and the dr telling you not today.
The feedings were awful. They wanted him to drink 40ml of milk in less than 30 minutes. I was force feeding my baby. He would gag and vomit because he didn't want more milk but the nurse assured me he needed to drink it.
I would get there at 8am and leave at 6pm because I didn't want to be away. I would've been there 24hrs but I could barely walk at the end of the day.
Anyway, he's been home and eating like a champ once I switched to the bottles I had for him. His pediatrician said the NICU requirements were exaggerated and that he was happy with Max eating 20ml every two hours because he's perfectly healthy.
That was almost two weeks ago. Now Max is nearing 90ml per feeding and we take however long he needs to finish eating.
I'm enjoying my maternity leave, staying at home and spending all my time with baby Max. I'm still in awe that I'm finally a momma!
The feedings were awful. They wanted him to drink 40ml of milk in less than 30 minutes. I was force feeding my baby. He would gag and vomit because he didn't want more milk but the nurse assured me he needed to drink it.
I would get there at 8am and leave at 6pm because I didn't want to be away. I would've been there 24hrs but I could barely walk at the end of the day.
Anyway, he's been home and eating like a champ once I switched to the bottles I had for him. His pediatrician said the NICU requirements were exaggerated and that he was happy with Max eating 20ml every two hours because he's perfectly healthy.
That was almost two weeks ago. Now Max is nearing 90ml per feeding and we take however long he needs to finish eating.
I'm enjoying my maternity leave, staying at home and spending all my time with baby Max. I'm still in awe that I'm finally a momma!
TTC since March 2015: 5 ICIs & 5 IUIs -all BFN
July 2016- IVF w/BC/Lupron/Gonal-f/Ovidrel - converted to IUI- BFN
Sept 2016-IVF w/BC/Lupron/Gonal-f/Ovidrel- Two 3d ET- BFP @ 9dp3dt, Beta#1: 209 @ 12dp3dt, #2: 782 @ 15dp3dt - EDD 6/3/17 - It's a Boy!
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I hear you 100% on the ridiculous NICU feeding requirements. We're really pushing the NICU to release our son right now because the feeding schedule is so absurd and his twin sister is thriving at home.
It worked! Two clomid cycles and two IUI's with injectables all BFN, on to IVF! 3dt of 2 perfect embryos on 12/15/14, BFP 7dp3dt! Frederick Lars born at 37 weeks on 8/15/15!! FET for #2 on 9/29/16 - BFP 5dp5dt!! Bertram Wilder and Mabel Moon born at 28.4 weeks on 3/29/17!
Charlese was born on June 17, 2017 at 8:33 AM. She was the most gorgeous baby I've ever seen. She came into this world weighing 7 lbs and 5ozs. She was 19 1/2 inches.
Will try for #2 around September 2019! I’m ready to complete my family!