The babies are still improving slowly. They both graduated to regular baby beds this week and just today we found out that (due to the number of deliveries preformed at the hospital today -11 total!!) they need the regular baby beds and are going to let us co-bed our babies!!! We are so excited!
They both had Brady's today which means that our NICU clock is back to 5 more days in. Beck has listened to me when I told him he needs to eat to get out of the NICU and he is eating like a champ, both with the breast feeding and bottle. Ella is still acting like a princess and only eats when she feels like it. I keep telling her that she needs to start eating regularly so that we can all go home! :)
We were able to take H and B up to the nursery to see the babies through the glass yesterday. With RSV and flu season they don't allow anyone under 14 (or 18 can't remember which) in the NICU at all. So the kids haven't gotten to see their new brother and sister at all. But they were super excited to see them yesterday.
Still trying to get my milk production up to par. And luckily I have made a fabulous contact with a wonderful woman, Cara, that is a lactation consultant. She is so super helpful and so nice!! I think with her help we will make this breast feeding happen!! :)
And right now I think the greatest invention ever is the hands free pumping bra!!! I can actually get things done, like read a book or talk on the phone while pumping now!! It is fabulous!
4 comments:
I recently found your blog. I'm currently 14 wks pregnant with twins, so I love reading about other pregnant women/parents of twins. Congratulations on Beck and Ella!
The reason I came out of lurkdom was to mention a great alternative to hands-free bra: rubber bands! You loop 2 rubber bands together, then attach one loop to the clasp on the nursing part of the bra and the other loop through the pump part. This saved my sanity when I exclusively pumped for 8 months! Here's a link with pictures since I'm horrible at describing things.
Brandi-- that is BRILLIANT! I am also a nursing mom-- just nursing one, but I would love to have free hands too!
Deb-- hang in there girl. Those babies will be home soon. Looks like you are going to have a live-wire on your hands with Ella.....what is it with these little divas we have? :)I wish I was in Texas so I could see them!!! Thinking of y'all-
Summer
Hey Brandi! Love the Kellymom site!! Great idea! Congrats on your pregnancy!!
Summer---We do have Divas!!
Checking in regularly to hear about your gorgeous little ones! Here's to hoping they get to come home soon!
xo,
Jamie
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