Laurel with her bunny
Clara with her duck
Thanks for our animals Meme!!!
Laurel and Clara
Laurel and Clara
Thursday, January 5, 2012
NICU
Laurel and Clara spent a total of 15 days in the NICU. I was lucky to be able to stay at Erlanger with them for 8 days. Once I was released, I would drive to the hospital every morning and stay until after lunch then Heath and I would return after dinner to be there for the girl's night feeding.
The girls were getting stronger and stronger every day. On Tuesday, December 20th we were able to take both of them home!!!
Our girls are ready to meet us
I'm a little behind on posting. To get everyone caught up........
Around 1:15am on Monday, December 5th my water broke. Laurel decided that she was ready to meet us (which meant Clara didn't really have a choice). Since I was only 33 weeks, my doctor tried to stop my contractions. Everything was going good until about noon. My contractions started getting closer together and a lot more painful. A decision was made to perform a c-section at 3:00. Laurel was born at 3:33pm and Clara followed at 3:35pm. Heath and I were so excited to meet our beautiful, healthy daughters!
As I was in recovery, Heath went with the doctors to take the girls to NICU. Since they were 7 weeks early they needed a little help learning to eat, maintain temperature, and remembering to breath (kind of important stuff!!). They were never on a ventilator of any kind, but their breathing was monitored to maintain their oxygen levels. After recovery I was wheeled to NICU to see my sweet girls.
Around 1:15am on Monday, December 5th my water broke. Laurel decided that she was ready to meet us (which meant Clara didn't really have a choice). Since I was only 33 weeks, my doctor tried to stop my contractions. Everything was going good until about noon. My contractions started getting closer together and a lot more painful. A decision was made to perform a c-section at 3:00. Laurel was born at 3:33pm and Clara followed at 3:35pm. Heath and I were so excited to meet our beautiful, healthy daughters!
Laurel Kate Mann
3:33pm
4lbs 7oz
17 inches long
Clara Jane Mann
3:35pm
4lbs 12oz
18.5 inches long
As I was in recovery, Heath went with the doctors to take the girls to NICU. Since they were 7 weeks early they needed a little help learning to eat, maintain temperature, and remembering to breath (kind of important stuff!!). They were never on a ventilator of any kind, but their breathing was monitored to maintain their oxygen levels. After recovery I was wheeled to NICU to see my sweet girls.
First picture with Laurel
First picture with Clara
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