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Tyler James Hamilton Sex: boy Born: 14 August, 2008 Age: 3 years & 185 days Birthday in: 180 days Starsign: Leo Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: September 13, 2008
Type of delivery: Cesarean section
Duration of labor: NA
Weight @ birth: 5lbs 5oz
Length @ birth: 18\' in.

Tyler-James-Hamilton`s birthstory

Tyler James Hamilton was delivered Via Csection on Aug 14, at 4:44pm weighing 5lbs5oz At Loma Linda Hospital. I was 35w5d pregnant. My doctors decided to deliver him after my normal appointment ultrasound showed Ogliohydramnios or NO or Little Fluid. He was also at that time diagnosed with a rather large VSD or hole in his heard. He also has a tiny ASD which they expect to close soon. The VSD will require surgery at 4-6 months of age as long as he’s strong enough and they’ll watch him closely for heart failure and things like that til then. Funny thing is I did get to experience real contractions. My U/S lasted ½ hr or so, and she pushed REAL hard on my stomach w/the wand.. By the time I was in L&D waiting til my surgery time (set as STAT Csection not really emergency) I begun contracting every 3-4min… boy did they hurt and I was happy to have my Spinal!

Upon delivery, the doctors and nurses had carefully greased up they’re gloves and his bedding in preparation for his fragile skin. He had some tears and rips where the skin had been abraded in utero and thru the birth itself. But most of the tearing came after birth during his first few hrs of life.
He was breathing room air w/the occasional blast of oxygen (still is!). he was also on TPN (IV nutrients) for the first day and night of his life but slowly has been adding breast milk or formula(to supplament the milk til it comes in more) each day starting at 3cc`s and moving up to 25cc`s every other feeding or so. Originally they wrapped his wounds with nonstick pads and COBAN or the kind of bandage they use when you give blood.. It comes in pretty colors and sticks to itself. Well we realized it was tearing his skin and I came up w/the idea of using the bandaging they put on burn victims. It looks like netting, with the nonstick pad underneath and aquafor on his skin.

As of today his skin is healed up and is beginning to peel some. He hasn’t been eating well and has been de stating due to not breathing regularly (he breathes quickly). They said it’s because of his heart and also the fact he’s a preemie. He is ABSOLUTELY Beautiful. He’s got the pretties dark blue eyes and cupid mouth. And he’s got big feet with long toes like his daddy! He is also a very peaceful baby and very quiet. He only cries if A) he’s in pain (that’s been done since his 2nd day when he began healing up well) B) he’s hungry or C) he’s wet or poopy. Other than that he’s content to sleep. He’s not been eating well due to not having a good suck/swallow reflex. He’ll usually eat anywhere between 2-25cc’s of formula or breast milk. He eats a few one feeding and a bunch the next but they want him eating 30+cc’s at EVERY feeding. He does have low muscle tone associated w/Down sydrome but you wouldn`t believe it if you saw him when he gets mad! he`s a strong little Booger!

They’ve got him on antibiotics IV for 7 days and have an umbilical catheter in so they can give him things like his IV nutrition and any meds. He will be in the hospital at least til Friday and will only come home if he has, NO infection. Can eat well, gains weight and has NO de stats.

As for me I’m doing rather well, they’ve still got me on pain meds for my incision. They did a GREAT job on it, double layer stitching as well as stitches below the skin so no staples or outside stitching. (I think they applied a little glue too) I have been up walking around since 9am the day after my surgery, to the point the nurses made me lay down for a while cause I was up and about too much. I had been visiting the NICU between 4-6X a day for about 1-3hrs at a time.

I’ve been pumping since day 1. The hospital provided a Madela breast pump the good kind (yellow one not blue) and I used it while admitted. Tomorrow I go by WIC to pick up a WIC pump (as good as madela) My milk has just begun to come in today and I’m SORE. I had to begin massaging my breasts and applying heat packs before pumping and ice afterwards, but I’m now finally getting about 5cc’s from each breast at a time and it’s slowly increasing. My nipples wound up all torn up at first but have healed mostly.

The nurses and doctors have all been wonderful to us so the other day I had DH (hubby) go buy a thing of homemade style cookies for both the NICU staff and Maternity staff. They really liked them. Daddy is EXTREMELY happy to have his little boy here and both grandma’s are proud. Even tho dh’s mom wasn’t happy w/the pregnancy and whole thing at first (she never really liked me) as soon as she saw TJ and I offered to let her hold him she teared up (tho she claimed she wasn’t!)

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Mason Sex: boy Born: 09 December, 2009 Age: 2 years & 68 days Birthday in: 297 days Starsign: Sagittarius Development: See the 26 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

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