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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up:  Best friend's baby is in the NICU  |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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 Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 09:34:47 AM
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My very best friend of 18 years just had his second son, born a month prematurely on September 14th. They are having some setbacks, and are now unsure when he will be coming home. Please include Baby Grayson in your prayers that he will be able to come home really soon. His poor mommy is having a very hard time with this! My friend works in a hospital, so he is used to the surroundings.
My own daughter was born 2 months early, so I am trying to give them guidance as best I know how, but prayers are certainly appreciated for this sweet little boy.
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 09:38:40 AM
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Prayers being said right now, Amanda. Hugs, too. - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1152 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 12:07:39 PM
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Update: Grayson's bilirubin level is up, so he has been put under a 'bili light'. This is a special light with a blue spectrum which helps the body metabolize/break down the bilirubin.
FarmGirl #1390
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 3:28:31 PM
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Saying a prayer that little Grayson will be home with his mommy soon. It has to be awful. Give her a hug from me.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1152 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 5:36:57 PM
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Thanks, Diane, I will. It's very hard, knowing you are not in control. I spoke with 'mommy' this evening. She sounds more rested. Grayson was upset this afternoon, but settled down when mom and dad did kangaroo care (skin to skin contact).
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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violetrose
True Blue Farmgirl
960 Posts
Ruth
Epworth
GA
USA
960 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 6:30:26 PM
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Praying for little Grayson and his Mommy and Daddy. That has to be hard.
Hugs and prayers, Ruth
Farmgirl Sister # 1738
God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us!
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 6:40:15 PM
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Our youngest was in the nicu for 6 weeks. We didn't get to do the kangaroo care with her. The poor nurses were at their wits end tryin to keep her feeding tube and oxygen tube in place. She would pull them out every few hours. Even when they put her in the special shirts where the sleeves snap to the sides, they call them the 'straight jackets'. She would pull a houdini and get her arms out of the sleeves and stick them up through the neck hole to pull her tubes out! She was a nicu monster at 8lbs 6oz and 28in long! We had to take turns sittin by her bed and controlin her arms and hands.
I had a horrible time with all of it. They made me learn how to remove and place her feeding tube. My hubby was in his element there, he's an emt for the local fire dept and loves workin and bein in hospitals. As long as he's not a patient, that is!
We'll be prayin for the little angel!
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1152 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 9:17:39 PM
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Wow, she WAS big for the NICU! In my own experience, my daughter was in the NICU for 2 months. I was a first-time mommy and had no idea what to expect, with either a 'regular' baby or a NICU baby. I used that 2 months to heal my body and pump a LOT of milk, lol. It was hard, but it's just one of those things you have to take a day at a time :0(
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2010 : 06:16:49 AM
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Amanda, how is the baby? I have been thinking about him. I hope he's better and able to come home soon.
Kris
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1152 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 10:45:59 AM
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His daddy is holding him as I type (he just told me this on FaceBook). He said he is off of the bili light and is doing better. They re-started his feeding schedule and he has been making poop. Yay! If he continues to do well, he could go home by the end of this week.
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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ramonaj
True Blue Farmgirl
118 Posts
rhonda
gibsons
british columbia
Canada
118 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 6:03:38 PM
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My heart and prayers go out to your friends and their babe. I worked in NICU for a time and my heart bled for all those parents had to deal with.
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 9:09:55 PM
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Sending many prayers and warm thoughts!
Hugs,
Hannah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Lifes not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
Just a small town country girl, farmgirl,loggergirl, trying to live her dreams. :)
P.s. I've been playing around with the spelling of my name ( weird I know) and I've decided that I will stick with Hannah for good. Sorry I got you all confused. Hugs!! |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1152 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2010 : 5:01:27 PM
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Dear FarmGirls,
Thank you so much for your prayers! Baby Grayson got to come home a few days ago. I was able to visit with him for the first time (at home) today. I took Mom and Dad some chicken cacciatore and Halloween sugar cookies. It was my first baby to hold in several years, but you never lose the 'touch'. He slept on me for a bit :0) He is almost back up to his birth weight of 5 pounds 5 oz. What a precious child. Better yet, Mom is probably going to quit work to be a stay at home mommy. Yay!!!
Thank you all!!!!!!!
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2010 : 3:53:34 PM
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YES! That's WONDERFUL news! I'm so happy for everyone! Hooray! Thank you for the update, Amanda! Hugs - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up: Best friend's baby is in the NICU |
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Best friend's baby is in the NICU
