December 2012:
Alanna is really taking off with her growing. She's eating all the time now. She's at 5-6 ounces every 3 hours and her milk continues to be fortified with formula for added calories. Help Me Grow has been coming to our house every 2 weeks to keep an eye on her development and determine any needs for services. I was having concerns with her gross motor skills since she doesn't tolerate tummy time due to reflux issues. A PT came and is going to start working with Alanna and I. She discovered that part of the reason Alanna struggles with tummy time could be due to a lot of tightness within her chest and neck area. Alanna is treating the 2 units like one and has a lot of tension. The PT mentioned this is very common with premature babies. She is going to start cranial-sacral therapy with her to release some of the tightness. She taught me some exercises to do with her each day as well so Alanna has her first homework assignment at 5 months.
Alanna's reflux has gotten significantly better so I have started to feel more comfortable transitioning her to her crib for naps at least. We tried the crib one night but Alanna nor I seemed ready. We ended up putting her back in her bassinet in our room. I know this night time sleeping will be one of our biggest struggles to transition her to the crib but I have faith it will all work out when it's meant to be.
Alanna is such a happy and laid back baby. She only cries when she's tired, hungry or is in pain from reflux. She coos and acts like she is trying to talk all the time. She is constantly playing around with sounds which is pure music to my ears. She is also shaking, mouthing and grabbing toys all the time. She seems very interested in the way things work. She loves to listen to books. She will sit on my lap in her glider while I read book after book and she appears to be listening. She brings me so much joy and seeing her smile with her adorable dimples is pure bliss. I am so in love. She has completely captured my heart.
I will continue updates as significant events/milestones occur. I would like to eventually turn this whole blog into a book for Alanna to have when she's old enough to read and understand. I feel it will be helpful someday to have these little milestones and events documented to add to long term effects from hydrops since many babies do not make it through. Doctors are not able to tell me what Alanna's future developmentally will look like because there is not much research on these babies.
Alanna is really taking off with her growing. She's eating all the time now. She's at 5-6 ounces every 3 hours and her milk continues to be fortified with formula for added calories. Help Me Grow has been coming to our house every 2 weeks to keep an eye on her development and determine any needs for services. I was having concerns with her gross motor skills since she doesn't tolerate tummy time due to reflux issues. A PT came and is going to start working with Alanna and I. She discovered that part of the reason Alanna struggles with tummy time could be due to a lot of tightness within her chest and neck area. Alanna is treating the 2 units like one and has a lot of tension. The PT mentioned this is very common with premature babies. She is going to start cranial-sacral therapy with her to release some of the tightness. She taught me some exercises to do with her each day as well so Alanna has her first homework assignment at 5 months.
Alanna's reflux has gotten significantly better so I have started to feel more comfortable transitioning her to her crib for naps at least. We tried the crib one night but Alanna nor I seemed ready. We ended up putting her back in her bassinet in our room. I know this night time sleeping will be one of our biggest struggles to transition her to the crib but I have faith it will all work out when it's meant to be.
Alanna is such a happy and laid back baby. She only cries when she's tired, hungry or is in pain from reflux. She coos and acts like she is trying to talk all the time. She is constantly playing around with sounds which is pure music to my ears. She is also shaking, mouthing and grabbing toys all the time. She seems very interested in the way things work. She loves to listen to books. She will sit on my lap in her glider while I read book after book and she appears to be listening. She brings me so much joy and seeing her smile with her adorable dimples is pure bliss. I am so in love. She has completely captured my heart.
I will continue updates as significant events/milestones occur. I would like to eventually turn this whole blog into a book for Alanna to have when she's old enough to read and understand. I feel it will be helpful someday to have these little milestones and events documented to add to long term effects from hydrops since many babies do not make it through. Doctors are not able to tell me what Alanna's future developmentally will look like because there is not much research on these babies.
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