i havent been on in a couple of days. my daughter had her baby yesterday morning. 6lbs 13 ounces. her name is jessie lou . my 6th grandchild, but my first granddaughter. i took kayla and sarah today to see their new niece. i was met by tim, my son-in-law. he was in tears. the baby's stomach is on the wrong side. her appendix is also. the doctor said they are not concerned with that as alot of people are the same way and some dont even know until they need surgery. she was barely eating and not keeping it down. they put her in nicu and did some tests on her. they think that her intestines are twisted. she is being operated on tommorrow morning at 8:00. she is only two days old. it broke my heart to see my granddaughters little body lying on the table with all the tubes and wires hooked up to her. its an hour drive to the hospital and i had a hard time making it home trying to see the road through the tears. it seems like if it isnt one thing, its another. hopefully they will be able to fix the problem and she will be fine. please keep her in your prayers....
Oh Dusty!!!! I'm so sorry! I couldn't even bare the site of a helpless baby like that! I hope everything tomorrow goes well and that she makes a full recovery to live a happy and healthy life! I will keep you, your granddaughter and daughter in my prayers and thoughts!
thanks stormy. they were at first worried about her heart. the hole around her heart wasnt closing and she has two aortas. they come from the same place and go to the same place. the cardiologist wasnt concerned about it though. only the hole. when we got done doing all the scrubbing down to go into the nicu, they would only allow two at a time so i waited outside the door and let the girls go in. they hadnt seen the baby yet. two doctors stopped right behind me and i heard them say stephanies last name so i eavesdropped. they said that the cardiologist report came back fine and the hole is closing and that the other tests came back normal. so they are not anticipating any problems. its just that they wont know for sure until they go in. hopefully its an easy fix. when i was in the nicu, i saw a couple premies. soooo tiny. one wasnt even 2 pounds. another was in an enclosure. it was heartbreaking. i felt sick just seeing them all. so fragile and helpless. i wanted to pick them up and cuddle them all.
Dusty, congrats on your new grandbaby! I will keep her in my prayers and hope that tomorrow's surgery is a complete success and she is well on her way to a full recovery and soon be home with those who love her!
Oh man Dusty! I am so sorry! I would also have such a hard time with that. I am very sensitive when it comes to babies and children
I don't know if this will make you feel better, but my cousin is a NICU nurse, and we were actually talking about this sort of thing a few months ago. I guess it happens more oftan than we know, and my cousin has never seen a baby that didn't recover from it. It's heartbreaking for a newborn to have to go through surgery, but with medical advances being how they are now, it's remarkable what doctors are able to do for them. That all probably doesn't help, but just trying to be optimistic for you. Keep us updated! My best friend had her baby on Monday, so I have baby on the brain right now and will definately keep your precious granddaughter in my thoughts *hugs*
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I kind of know what you are going through, with my youngest daughter, she was in the hospital alot, from the time she was born, she had a reflux problem(as well as a few other issues). She would get into these horrendous screaming fits and turn blue. Literally. We went in to the E.R. I think 3 times. We spent 3 weeks at the hospital and then was home for a week and then spent another 3 weeks in there. Finally after months of tests and all sorts of stuff, we moved and got a new doctor who is great, first question he asked "have they switched her food?" I said no, other then me not nursing, he put me on a special Enfamil formula and withing a couple weeks, she quit haveing ANY problems. It was the most terrifing thing though, seeing my baby turn blue and there was nothing I could do to make her better. She is all better now(thank goodness)
Tell your granddaughter that we all wish her the best!!
Here is a picture of Caitlyn when she was ready to leave the hospital for the LAST time.......After 3 weeks of being in here, all we were doing was waiting for the doctor. (Honest, we did not pose her this way)
My Favorite picture of Caitlyn and her Daddy.........
Congratulations Dusty! I'm so sorry to hear about your granddaughter. I had to put my 3 and a half month old through surgery. That was the most horrible experience of my life. So scary! I don't want to think about how I would have felt if I had to do it at 2 days. She is definitely in my prayers. I will be thinking of her all day and wishing her, her parents, you, and the rest of her family the strength to get through today. I know its going to be hard but it can be done. Once it is all over and she is a bit older it will be a scary but distant memory. I know the surgery is going to be good news and a success. Let us know the good news as soon as you can.
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Congrats on the new grandbaby. I am so sorry though to hear what she is going through. Keep your head up. And I pray everything goes smoothly and tehn she will lead a happy and joyous life and she won;t even remember what she had to go through as a newborn.
Ahhh Dusty, how sad to have your granddaughter have to go thru this. Aweful. Doctors do some miraculous work and i know they will not let harm come to her. She will be alright, I know it. ((((((HUGS)))))
