Susie had her first ‘night of hell’ at the hospital with a ward full of fractious babies and one particular one kicking off big style … yes, ours! We can already spot certain Hughes-type grumpiness and Quinsee-type stubborness. Susie got through the night with about 3.5 hours of sleep mostly after 5am … but her [...]
Susie and Sylvia had a fun night (not) on the ward when an assistant ‘misread’ an instrument which meant they were rushed down to the Special Care Baby Unit in the early hours with a supposedly dangerously low blood sugar level for Sylvia. She was fine and it was a false alarm but a bit [...]
Day 3 and already it seems like much much longer! Sylvia had a visit from the community midwife today who wanted us to go in and have her checked out for jaundice. Result – Susie and Sylvia are back on the ward while Sylvia gets some UV treatment with a BiliBlanket. Once back at the [...]
We were allowed to go home today hurrah. Sylvia and Susie had a good night on the ward and I went over as early as I could with coffee and muffins as per special request. We spent the morning on the ward getting Sylvia to feed. Grandma Pat came to visit after lunch and once [...]
Well, the last 24hrs have been exciting! We now have a beautiful baby daughter Sylvia Lilian Quinsee 6lb 4oz, born on Saturday 2nd September at 8.44pm at The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Hospital, London. Not the day we were planning but guess that’s the way it goes. Susie woke early on Saturday morning with some [...]
