Today Mum and Auntie Eryl came to visit me in the morning and one of my doctors, Marcus, talked to Mum about me having a transfusion because my haemoglobin levels were low. Lots of premature babies need one or two transfusions and Mum said she nearly had to have one after she gave birth too me so I wasn't too worried.
Mum stayed while they put the needle into my arm and I didn't cry at all which the nurses said was very brave of me because most of their patients scream the ward down.
There were lots of babies born yesterday so my room had become a bit crowded so later in the afternoon they moved me again! 2 more moves and I'll have visited all of the special care unit except the staffroom and store cupboard ;-).
After work Mum and Dad came to visit me and Mum held me for a cuddle again. I tried on Grandma Johnson bonnet whilst I was out of the incubator which was great my first clothes that aren't borrowed. They finished my transfusion and removed the tubing before Mum and Dad left for the evening leaving me chilled out and ready for bed.
Nice job, more mothers should do this for their children to record what life was like back before they can remember anything.
Posted by: JohnR7 | Saturday, 30 December 2006 at 04:01 PM