She wasn’t too keen on having her nasal prongs changed over so she could move off the opti-flow oxygen and on to normal oxygen. Her ECG wires have all been removed as she no longer needs continuous ECG monitoring. Having the tubes and wires reduced a little more meant that Jessica was able to get up and go for her first walk around the ward pushing her drain, heparin and oxygen around with her in a trolley. She made a beeline for the playroom. It made us laugh that the one toy she wanted to play with there was another trolley!
We were quite impressed by how speedy Jessica was getting around the ward. I almost had to run to keep up with her! A trip to the playroom and back was quite enough for a first walk though and she was quite happy to get back into her bed when we returned to high care.
Being able to get up and about was a big step in itself but the big steps forward didn’t stop there. Later that evening, Jessica was moved out of high care and into Dolphin bay. Another step closer to getting home again. It meant that Mummy was able to sleep next to her bed (no more doing shifts with Daddy so that one of us can sit Jessica overnight). It also means that we will be able to have Sophie with us again soon, as she can stay with Daddy in the Ronald McDonald house while Mummy stays on the ward with Jessica. Hopefully she can come up to the hospital tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing our baby girl again after two weeks of being apart.
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