27th December was a special day for all of us. The morning call to Dr Tanaka confirmed that our baby could finally come home after being in ICU for 35 days. Her nursery had been ready for some time and the two boys were eager to meet their sister. After more than a month of daily visits to Aiiku Hospital to see my baby, I gave a sigh of relief and smile when I reached the front door of the hospital. This is the day the I have been waiting for.
Dr Tanaka and the nurses have been great. They were very friendly and helpful whenever we visited the ICU. The nurses would write little notes about her progress everyday and paste them on the Miffy notebook which we provided. Her first bath, weight gain, amount of milk drank, daily activities, photos, etc.
Dr Tanaka and the nurses have been great. They were very friendly and helpful whenever we visited the ICU. The nurses would write little notes about her progress everyday and paste them on the Miffy notebook which we provided. Her first bath, weight gain, amount of milk drank, daily activities, photos, etc.
First night at neonatal ICU
In the incubator
Day 14 at the hospital
Born 34 weeks old (7 weeks premature), she had a low birth weight and had to be monitored for respiratory disorder, hypothermia (being born at home and then transported to the hospital in the middle of winter) and polycythemia (the umbilical cord was only clamped when the medics arrived 15 minutes later, thus more of mummy's red blood cells were transferred to the baby than usual). Nonetheless, she was well taken care of at the ICU.
We have named our baby girl, Cheryl (pronounced Sheh-rill), from a French origin. Her Chinese name was decided by Papa during the pregnancy. We are very blessed that she is doing well.
Excited Justin
The boys with baby sister
