So I was a bit weepy yesterday but feel useful as I can pump lots of milk which is filling up the NICU freezer. We got down to the NICU quite early so we could be part of Jasmine’s ‘cares’. This is when she gets a wash. So we washed her eyes in nice saline solution to remove any sleep and then we changed her nappy but unfortunately set all the alarms off, as she was wearing lots more drains and lines yesterday as part of constant monitoring and care she has. Marion was looking after her and was very patient with us as we caused havoc with our ‘caring’.In the afternoon Jasmine had a blood transfusion and we left the ward and went to sit in the chapel so that they could do it without us stressing. It was just as well because when they removed the line from her umbilical cord a fountain of blood squirted out and we would have been totally useless at witnessing with this, even though it is a common occurance.
She is producing urine of sorts from the right kidney, but they are monitoring her blood to see how much good stuff she is losing in her urine.
We sat with her until about 6pm and then came home. She is wearing the nappies we bought so she is wearing something of ours. She can’t wear clothes because of all the monitors.