Update from Yvonne

Hi guys

Just a quick hello before I go off to the hospital. Have attached some more photos, although they say April they are from end April and beginning May so very recent.

Unfortunately on Saturday Olivia went blue again and they had to resuscitate her so she is back in an incubator and nil by mouth, her oxygen levels were very low so needs 28% oxygen in her incubator, she also had another blood transfusion as her haemoglobin level was low which was also causing the low oxygen levels as your red blood cells carry your oxygen round your body. She is slowly getting better just going to take time, she has gone blue four times now and I was there for it three times and it’s a horrible thing to see as they are not allowed to resus them too many times and give them oxygen as the oxygen can cause problems to their eyes…..things fix things and damage others so it’s a case of them getting the balance right.


Ella is much the same but being very feisty, she is definitely a madam. Does very well at having a bottle and guzzles it in 5 minutes we have to slow her down a bit, but she cries now before her feed is due and lies there with her mouth open wide, all the nurses say she is like a little bird in a nest! The nurses say they are both so cute and love looking after them, nice thing to say J

Their gestation is 36 weeks yesterday now, should still not have been born and they are now 8 weeks old…amazing.

I’m ok, roller coaster ride and cry every day, they have actually arranged for me to see the counsellor at the hospital which they arranged after Olivia went blue again. It will help to speak to someone who is a trained professional counsellor at the hospital who deals with mothers of premature babies. Everyone says I’m really strong but I think a little help from the counsellor will help me see things a bit better, its day 60 today – I keep a diary of what happens every day which is also a record of what the nurses say and what medication they are on etc so we can look back and make sure everything is right.

Hope you are all well and have a great week.
Lots of love
Yvonne xxxx