Oxygen Level: Mid 20s
Oxygen Machine: CPAP
Bowel Movement? No
Weight: 2lb 1oz (apparently it is normal for babies to lose weight in the beginning, and then it will go back up)
Today, I went to go see my little man and he appeared to be doing well! My goodness, he is tiny, but i know that everything will be just fine regardless. The love of a mother is simply amazing...to be able to love someone from the minute that you meet them is incredible. Some of the fears that I had is that Noah wouldn't recognize me or feel who I was because I didn't get to hold him as soon as he came into this world. There are so many precautions that need to be taken when dealing with babies in the NICU. Wash your hands for at least 15 seconds with soap, then lotion, and then when you want to touch the baby, you have to foam up your hands. I am SO grateful for the precautions that people take for these little babies :-). I decided to stick my hand in Noah's isolette and touch him...he grabbed my hand and I felt so relieved! It was like he was telling me that I don't even need to worry about him not knowing who I am, because I AM his momma, and he knows that. He's a wonderful little boy...he's MY little boy!
The lactation specialist came in yesterday and provided me with a breast pump for me to start pumping while I'm in the hospital. She wants me to use it for one month because apparently THIS pump is better than the pump I was going to buy, for premature babies (at least for the 1st month of life). She makes me sign for the pump, and then immediately talks to be about Donor Milk. What is that you say?! Well apparently, if I cannot pump milk for myself, they have a company that will send breastmilk to the hospital and provide it to Noah. Needless to say, I wanted to make sure I could pump milk for myself because I just know that this Donor Milk was going to cost me an arm and a leg on top of the NICU bill! So...i tried the machine...and this is what I got :(! They told me not to worry and that milk will come in a few days, so i'm hoping that it gets better. Pray for me! Oh, and the reason as to why the milk is kind of yellow and thick is because this is COLOSTRUM. It's what will first come from a breast, and it has a lot of nutrients and stuff that help babies fight infections, etc. Some good stuff right here!
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