Nick, Thank you for the update... I'm really glad to hear that Emeile is doing much better... What a reflief... That picture is so cute... Love it, thank you...
Rodney... NREMT-Paramedic Life is too short, enjoy it, go fishing... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Niclas Runarsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:48 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] New and nice report... I will try to stick to tying related posts, Byard... but knowing that I have told some about the more particular risk factors involved, some might still want to know if it turned out OK. (If I remembered which ones I told, it could have been done offlist.): The thing I wrote in the first report about "baby staying for a while, but she seems fine" was refering to Teresa's Methadone that she takes for pain relief. She had cut it down during the pregnancy to half the dose that the doctors use to see as "where close observation will be needed". With half that dose we had been told that it probably wouldn't be a big worry about (but of course, we have). At the special care unit they use kind of a "point scale", where the points are based upon abstinence symptoms and at 6 points they start to give the child Methadone doses. The day after she was born she was at 1 point, which meant "seems fine" in that first report to you. This turned out to be a deceiver. Teresa called me yesterday, crying her eyes out, and told me to get there as quick as I could and also spend the night. She couldn't stand to be alone. Now she was up at 5 points, which apparently also was how it worked... not showing much directly, but often rising after some time. On top of it, she also had jaundice, which isn't dangerous, but still meant that she had to see the baby crying non-stop all the time. One of the abstinence symptoms is that she really have an actual NEED to be wrapped up and held tight to feel good. But because of the jaundice, no comfort could be provided, since she had to lie naked under that UV light. It was tough last evening leaving her at the special care, not knowing what would happen with those points during the night (and of course also having to leave her crying so loud). BUT... this morning we met a totally different baby. Down to 0(!!!) points (and also jaundice almost gone). She has spent the entire day with us, sleeping sleeping and sleeping... sometimes eating... and then sleeping (in any position, wrapped up or not). When feeding her with the bowl at 12 o'clock, she fell asleep instantly after almost every sip and we had to keep waking her up for the next one. Tonight she can (for the first time) spend the night in the room with Teresa. So... TODAY I can say that she's fine, giving accurate information. /Nick PS: The hospitals in our district take pictures of the newborn children and put them out on their websites. If someone is curious, we had our taken today and it can be seen on http://www.lg.se/webbisar/index.asp?ar=2006. (Direct to the picture: http://www.lg.se/webbisar_uploadbilder/bild8367.jpg.) -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skickat: den 13 januari 2006 18:00 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Re: [VFB] Quick report... Nick, Congratulations on the new addition to your family... Thank you for the update... Glad to hear both Emelie and Teresa are doing fine... Rodney... NREMT-Paramedic Life is too short, enjoy it, go fishing... ----- Original Message ----- From: Niclas Runarsson To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:33 AM Subject: [VFB] Quick report... Nick and daddy Jester are back on the list. Emelie Elisabeth, 3695 grams (8 pounds 4 ounces, I think) has entered the outside world. It was not an enjoyable experience and they will both stay at the hospital for a while, but she seems fine so far. I've just come home and am in a rush to get the fly-tying things in the boxes for the class, starting in an hour. I'll be back later with a little more. /Nick
