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Well- I have waited a long time to post this-
For anyone interested...
On July 12th, our Daughter was born- 3 months and 2 weeks premature, which is VERY premature, in the danger zone actually- so I waited 'til all seems well with her before posting.
We were on holiday in Stockholm(Mother in law lives there) and suddenly, at around 8am on July 11th my wife said 'ooh!', something happening in the 'BellyTank' so we hijacked her Mom's car and casually cruised off to nearby Karolinksa hospital. After an examination, the Doctor proclaimed that the Baby wanted out- at 01:12am on the 12th, our Daughter, 'Priya' (say: Pree-ah) came into the world. I was in the theatre for the procedure, then whisked off to an adjoining room where I saw the tiny little girl for the first time. I held her tiny hand as the Doctor and team performed the necessary doings- many tubes, electrodes, monitors and other paraphernalia. It was strange to be holding the hand of such a very, very tiny person in such critical condition- babies born this early always have problems with the lungs (lungs aren't fully formed until late in gestation) and many other bodily functions-
Here she is at one day old- very tiny indeed- only 820 grams and 31 cms long. It's strange- Babies this early don't have any body fat- they look like tiny adults with big heads and short legs... she still doesn't.
So... we had a longer stay in Stockholm than anticipated- luckily Karolinska Hospital has one of the best Neo-natal Intensive care units. They're geared for long stays and were able to offer us a private 'suite' to stay in on the ward- kind of a small hotel room.
The name plaque on our room- 'Singh' is my Wife's name-
Things progressed slowly for 7 weeks and when she was stable enough to be transported back to Denmark, a medical Helicopter and team brought her home(to hospital).
Arriving at Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen.
We were due to move house to Copenhagen on the 1st of August, so during our stay in Stockholm, I had to fly back to DK, pack up our apartment, hire a van, drive over to Copenhagen, then move all our worldly possessions up to our new 5th floor mid-town appartment(no elevator!). I did remarkably well with little help.
Posing for a quick portrait while getting some oxygen treatment- seemingly very alert and aware for a kid who's still 11 weeks premature...
Well- now Priya is in gestation week 36, still around a month premature...
Bumble Bee! aka 'Priya Roma Sikka Ashford-Singh'
This was taken a few days ago- she's doing remarkably well considering earlier short and long term prognoses of chronic lung disease and bronch-pulmonary displasea. Breathing atmospheric air, feeding, pooping and quite happy
We're at the Hospital every day- she'll be coming home with us in a few weeks.
I would hate to think what such a long hospital stay with 24 hr intensive care would have cost if we had to foot the bill... luckily Sweden paid and now the Danish state is doing the same- glad we have 'high' taxes.
So, there you have it. :cheers1:
B
T
For anyone interested...
On July 12th, our Daughter was born- 3 months and 2 weeks premature, which is VERY premature, in the danger zone actually- so I waited 'til all seems well with her before posting.
We were on holiday in Stockholm(Mother in law lives there) and suddenly, at around 8am on July 11th my wife said 'ooh!', something happening in the 'BellyTank' so we hijacked her Mom's car and casually cruised off to nearby Karolinksa hospital. After an examination, the Doctor proclaimed that the Baby wanted out- at 01:12am on the 12th, our Daughter, 'Priya' (say: Pree-ah) came into the world. I was in the theatre for the procedure, then whisked off to an adjoining room where I saw the tiny little girl for the first time. I held her tiny hand as the Doctor and team performed the necessary doings- many tubes, electrodes, monitors and other paraphernalia. It was strange to be holding the hand of such a very, very tiny person in such critical condition- babies born this early always have problems with the lungs (lungs aren't fully formed until late in gestation) and many other bodily functions-
Here she is at one day old- very tiny indeed- only 820 grams and 31 cms long. It's strange- Babies this early don't have any body fat- they look like tiny adults with big heads and short legs... she still doesn't.
So... we had a longer stay in Stockholm than anticipated- luckily Karolinska Hospital has one of the best Neo-natal Intensive care units. They're geared for long stays and were able to offer us a private 'suite' to stay in on the ward- kind of a small hotel room.
The name plaque on our room- 'Singh' is my Wife's name-
Things progressed slowly for 7 weeks and when she was stable enough to be transported back to Denmark, a medical Helicopter and team brought her home(to hospital).
Arriving at Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen.
We were due to move house to Copenhagen on the 1st of August, so during our stay in Stockholm, I had to fly back to DK, pack up our apartment, hire a van, drive over to Copenhagen, then move all our worldly possessions up to our new 5th floor mid-town appartment(no elevator!). I did remarkably well with little help.
Posing for a quick portrait while getting some oxygen treatment- seemingly very alert and aware for a kid who's still 11 weeks premature...
Well- now Priya is in gestation week 36, still around a month premature...
Bumble Bee! aka 'Priya Roma Sikka Ashford-Singh'
This was taken a few days ago- she's doing remarkably well considering earlier short and long term prognoses of chronic lung disease and bronch-pulmonary displasea. Breathing atmospheric air, feeding, pooping and quite happy
We're at the Hospital every day- she'll be coming home with us in a few weeks.
I would hate to think what such a long hospital stay with 24 hr intensive care would have cost if we had to foot the bill... luckily Sweden paid and now the Danish state is doing the same- glad we have 'high' taxes.
So, there you have it. :cheers1:
B
T
