Every 2 weeks in the NICU the Doctors rotate shifts. Today we had a new Doctor to us. He was very confident that he will be the one to discharge all 3 babies!! So that means there is an excellent chance all babies will be home within 2 weeks.
Today I got a little taste of what life at home will be like. Starting today all 3 had the same nurse. And starting today I rotated around trying to nurse each baby. Samantha & Teddy actually took full feedings from me and Bridgette took a partial feeding which we topped off with a bottle. Busy Busy Busy.
Samantha hit the 6 pound mark, she is actually 6 pounds 1 ounce WOW!!
As Far As Visitors and Volunteers when babies get home.
I am working on getting everything together but here are some guidelines told to us by the Nurses and Doctors.
RSV is season (October - April)
1. Anyone volunteering or visiting during RSV season needs to have their Flu Shot.
2. If you have a sniffle or have recently been around someone sick, as much as we want to see you, please wait at least 3 days after symptoms are gone.
3. Please Do Not smoke before visiting the babies. Persons smelling of smoke will not be allowed to see the babies. The nurses were very strict about this point.
4. During RSV season it is recommended not to allow Toddlers and infants to visit. (But once May gets here we would love to get together)
5. Hand washing and sanitizing very important, we will have tons of hand sanitizer all over the house.
6. Please greet the Big Sisters first and have them introduce you to the babies. (Okay this is our rule)
I will update more about visiting and volunteers. We are so very excited to get everyone home. Right now we are planning that the first week home we will spend the week getting to know eachother before we have volunteers and visitors.
Thank-You Thank-You for praying for us.
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