Nearly there...

Well Noah should be home next week!!! He is now 2030 grams and he is in an open cot, off all monitors, only has an apnoea monitor called a Grasby. He was a little bit anemic and didn't want to feed properly because he was tired all the time so they gave him another blood transfusion so he perks up and has the energy to feed.  He is nice and pink now. He is breastfeeding four times a day now and he will have a final head ultrasound on Monday, another eye scan on Monday and a final blood count to see that he is not anemic still. Then the plan is to room in on Tuesday and Wednesday night at the hospital and then we can go home on Thursday next week!!!

We are so excited. Finally getting our baby home. We have gone and bought nappies and wipes and some more wraps and have washed all his clothes and linen and getting everything set up for him. We are off to the hospital this morning to put in a full day with him today and also tomorrow to get his breastfeeding on track. Four breast feeds during the day and they tube feed him at night for the next few days, then the rooming in for two nights is to make sure he can breast feed 24 hours a day. Packed lunches, long hours, all worth it!!!