Clara’s first operation was on 2nd January 2017. We sat down with her surgeon, Mr Alex Lee, to talk about what surgery meant. Mr Lee assumed, based on all the medical evidence he had, that part of Clara’s bowel had died off and as a result she wasn’t able to digest well. This was causingContinueContinue reading “Operation #1”
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Neonatal Intensive Care
The words “Intensive Care” when said aloud are pretty terrifying. I’ve never been in any form of intense medical environment, heck I can’t even watch medical TV programmes. The morning Clara was wheeled over to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from High Dependency (HDU) my nerves were a wreck. What would it be like inContinueContinue reading “Neonatal Intensive Care”
Starting with sickness
It’s nerve wracking for any new parent to look after a newborn baby alone through the night. With Dean sleeping at home, I was left to look after Clara on my own. With feeds every three hours, expressing in between, blood tests, and observations, I was averaging 90 minutes sleep a night. One night, ClaraContinueContinue reading “Starting with sickness”
In the beginning
Clara, our Christmas miracle, was born on the 19th December 2017. As is often the case with premature babies, Clara was born with high jaundice levels. Aside from her dark yellow skin, she was the picture of happiness. She was also the picture of squishiness with her flat nose that was squashed to the side,ContinueContinue reading “In the beginning”
Clara and the Gutcracker 