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09-5-2008 - Our boys have arrived!

My mood while writing this blog: happy

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The early arrival of my twins has been the most challenging and rewarding experience of my life! 4 weeks ago I felt a bit strange and decided to be extra careful by calling my doctor. He wasn't available to see me and his secretary advised me to go to the hospital just to be safe. So, I went and the nurses soon discovered that I was having contractions - at 30 weeks! You can imagine how scared I was. Soon after my husband and I were flown by air ambulance to a larger metropolitan hospital that could deal with such a premature birth. The days after that were carzy. My body started shutting down. I had kidney and liver failure and needed 2 blood transfusions. I was told that I had HELPS syndrome, which is kind of like pre-eclampsia. So, on Saturday 19th April at 3:56 pm our first son, Noah Beau, was delivered via caesarian and his little brother, Tully James, arrived one minute later. Noah weighed 1632 grams and Tully weighed 1356 grams. Given their gestation of 30 weeks and 4 days, their weights were great. They both came out crying which was such a relief. They didn't require assistance with their breathing and have had no health issues at all. They are just growing now. I spent 3 weeks away from home before we were flown back home this week. The babies are still in the hospital and I drive in to see them everyday and spend all day with them. They are so beautiful - very sweet little boys who are very calm and peaceful - quite suitable given the meaning of their names - Noah means peaceful and Tully means tranquility...very apt!

I express milk for them every 3 hours! That is tough!! They have both started to learn how to suck (normally babies develop this reflex at 35 weeks) and they have a breast feed once a day at this stage, otherwise they are feed via a small tube which goes down their throats and directly into their tummies.

So, I am a Mum! Its amazing. I still can't believe that this has all happened and I am so grateful that they are healthy and strong. I am recovering too - after my illness and the caesarian.

It will be about 5 weeks until they can come home - its very hard to be separated from them at night, but I have to keep telling myself that this time is very short in the scheme of things.

I thought I knew what it felt like to be in love....I had no idea until I became a mother!

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LISAFRMCROYDON - Saturday, 10 May


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love and hugs from lisa , dan , callum , ben and grain of rice lol !! .. hehe