Molly Blog (Day 8 - Day 9)

Molly - Day 9 - 31th Aug 2008
Mollys feeding tube has been moved from her mouth
to her nose, now her mouth is free in an attempt to
start her feeding. Her weight hasnt changed since the
last weigh-in, so her food has been increased to 32ml
every 2 hours to try and get her to gain weight, which
she seems to be holding down no problem :-)
Her eyes are open more each day and today they both
are pointing in the same direction most of the time
which is a bonus :-)
Off the UV light today, hopefully for good, she'll have
to think of other ways to keep that tanned topped up.







Molly - Day 8 - 30th Aug 2008

Molly is fine today, food up to 20ml every 2 hours :-)
She is back in the incubator but only for UV treatment.






Foot v Thumb



32.4C ...hmmm soon be Xmas!

Molly Blog (Day 1 - Day 7)

Molly - Day 7 - 29th Aug 2008

:-) KELL IS HOME :-)

but Molly isnt :-(

Molly has been moved from the "hot room" room 1
to room 2 YAY more great news. Shes going back in
the incubator today but only for some UV jaundice
treatment, then back out onto the heated mattress.
The docs are keeping her on the 150ml of milk a day
for the time being, they are happy with her progress
but says she doesnt need to gain weight yet. Its a happy
and sad day....Kell to be home but Molly still in Hospital.


Having a little giggle is hard work - an instant
snooze required

Don't look at me...I'm shy






Molly - Day 6 - 28th Aug 2008

:-) OUT OF THE INCUBATOR :-)

Molly is still in the "hot room" (Room 1 of 3 on the Intensive Care ward -
the room they keep babies in until they stabilise...then moved to rm 2) but great progress :-)

VIDEO added for this and previous days.....Scroll back thru days to view!

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To gauge Mollys size - a credit card next to her head

Tiny premature baby outfit
Dont worry if you can't see her, Mollys not in there ;-)


Molly now up to 10 ml of Milk an hour :-)



Molly - Day 5 - 27th Aug 2008

Thanks to all the staff on floors 3, 4 & especially 6
and everyone who has been to visit Kell &
Molly :-) & for all the gifts and flowers....
...much appreciated.

MandyMoo - I found the secret cake stash :o)









Still on the drip but....This morning Molly went from
1ml of milk an hour,
to 3 then 5, then 6 , then 7,
then this evening 8ml of
Milk per hour :-)
Being fed while you are alseep.......heaven!!


Its hard work sleeping off all that food

its 31C in the incubator...i hope she knows this
is England and summer on the outside
31C - 15C = 16C





Molly - Day 4 - 26th Aug 2008
5 mins time out from the sun bed and incubator...
... for a quick cuddle with mum but not for long..
back in the incubator and sunbed this evening..
...and wires still connected. Fodder = 1 ml of
milk or glucose an hour. Weight dropped to
1.54 Kg ~ 3 Ib 7oz




eeek! - this is a good thing right?




Molly - Day 3 - 25th Aug 2008
off the ventilator...onto nose Oxygen...
.....(Continuous Positive Air Pressure Cpap)....
starting to pipe milk into the stomach via syringe









Temperature normalising, infection dropping..
Cuddly toys allowed in the incubator now :-)

Molly - Day 2 - 24 Aug 2008











Its Factor 30 day in the incubator


Molly - Day 1 (Photos Below)- 23 Aug 2008

Day 1 - Welcome to planet earth.....click on Photos to enlarge..
Birth weight 1.66 Kg = 3 Ibs 10 oz