august 25- my accessorized little bird

the cardiologist came by... he reviewed her early cardiac tests, and assessed her today. he said that she has an "accessory vessel" or "collateral vessel" from her aorta to her pulmonary blood supply.

i couldn't find a picture of it... so you'll have to use your imagination in the picture above.
anyway... he said that it's completely not a big deal. the murmur is "vibratory" which i assume means that's the good kind. if you have to have a kind. they also told me that this is just part of her physiology. even if she had been born full term she would have had this heart abnormality.

apparently the 5lb milestone yesterday was false. (it was about 125g bump from the day before.) today she was back to 4lb 14oz. oh well, she'll hit 5 soon enough.

my milk supply has been on the putz lately. there, i said it. i'm now one of "those women". i always secretly took pride in my ability to make tons of milk. if i have to have H boobs- i should at least have the milk thing going for me. i guess i'm being punished for my pride! haha... well, at least now i've seen both sides of the coin.. i can say, i definitely prefer having too much than not enough. i'm hoping with some fenugreek and blessed thistle i'll be back up to par in no time.


the nurse that we wish worked more often: amanda


the breastfriend- not just for women...

august 24- <3

today wren fed for 25 minutes! what a little feeder... i'd been backing off on her feeds to make sure that she could handle the time on the nasal cannula, but sure enough, she's doing great! still at 2 liters, but requiring only 40% or so on her oxygen.

they discovered today that she has a heart murmur. i think they're trying to give me a nervous breakdown! it can only be heard with the bell side of the stethoscope (the small side that hears lower tones) and only at the cardiac apex. (one small area.) they say this is why no one discovered it until now. upon review of her early tests, they did say that it could be caused by an extra vessel she has in her heart that was deemed "unimpressive" early on. the pediatric cardiologist should be coming this week to evaluate her situation. more to come on that front soon.

her poo is finally getting better again. (thank you hmf! for giving my poor kiddo the runs AGAIN!)and her gas is all but resolved.(it was so bad that even the docs were commenting on it.) just a sidenote: formula sucks. dairy sucks. our digestive systems tolerate it- but it is NOT good for us. neither is soy for that matter, so don't think that soy formula is going to be the end all alternative to dairy formula. soy creates a false estrogen in our body that puts development out of whack it kiddos. ok. i feel better, i just had to get that off my chest!

she had her pt session today. it was very similar to her ot session. (occupational therapy.) it's really just common sense stuff. and if i get ONE more brochure telling me how to recongnize my daughter's moods my head might explode! though i think i'll do a post for everyone, since you might not have a preemie, and therefore might not have been give 15 flyers, pamphlets and hands on training to how they're happiness is going.


she poops on me, then looks lovingly at katie-perfect. btw, that was my first time being pooped on... it was goodtimes.




all tucked in... i love a baby that can self soothe... ok, i'd probably love her anyway