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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: eskimo2 on March 06, 2005, 11:12:51 PM
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Great News: Mother and daughter are doing well!
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Annika Ingrid Hall was born on Friday (03-04-05) at 1:19 in the morning (The first A in Annika is pronounced with a short O – “on” sound). Annika was born at a gestational age of 29 weeks and 1 day (11 weeks premature). My wife’s water broke at the end of the 25th week. She was given Magnesium Sulfate to reduce contractions, steroids and antibiotics, and put on bed rest in the hospital for the next 3 ½ weeks. We were extremely fortunate that Annika got an extra 24 days to grow and mature inside her mother. It is very rare that delivery can be delayed after a preterm premature rupture of membranes as long as Annika’s was. Babies that are born extremely premature are at a high risk for a wide variety of disabilities; every day that they can stay in mom reduces that risk. Survival rates also improve greatly with gestational age.
Annika weighs 2 pounds 11 ounces and is 14 inches long. Annika’s head is exactly three inches in diameter and is covered with dark hair (Her sister Svea had dark hair at birth as well, so Annika’s hair may also turn blond.) Her APGAR scores were 8 and 8, which is pretty good for such an early preemie. Annika was intubated, given surfactant and a gavage tube and put on a ventilator soon after birth. She was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital about an hour after birth. She has some jaundice and noticeable bruising (I have already seen her bruising dissipate quite a bit already however). Not long after her birth the neonatologist started reducing her ventilator and oxygen settings step by step. By the afternoon of her birthday, all breathing assistance had been removed. She was breathing room air on her own without difficulty. This is a very good sign that she is strong and an indicator that she will do well. We are not out of the woods, however. Certain problems with preemies do not always appear right away at birth but are more likely to be found after 3 to 4 days, 5 to 7 days and even around or after the first birthday. So far the only problem that has arisen has been one instance of apnea; she forgot to breath for a while and her heart rate lowered. This set off an alarm, which prompted the nurse to stimulate her (with a tickle or wiggle), which in turn caused her to “snap out of it” and breathe again. As frightening as this sounds, it is par for the course for early preemies. Most preemies do this often.
My wife, Joan, is recovering from a cesarean section with complications. Her prognosis is good and she is due to come home on Tuesday.
eskimo
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Congrats and pray the wife and daughter both come through with flying colors.
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Karaya
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Congrats! Prayers OTW for your little girl and her Mom.
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I don't usually post in threads like this but this will be an exception.
My wife was born very much like your daughter.
When I was dating my wife my mother-in-law kept saying that she was miracle and at the time I didn't understand this significance.
Now that we have a daughter of our own I understand the very slim and narrow odds that had to occur so that not only would I be married but that my daughter would be born.
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Holy smokes you are in a veritable breeding frenzy!
How many does this make now.... 4?
Jesious Christ I have no idea how people cope.
Anyways...
Great story... and a hearty congrats!
Keep us posted.
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I've never heard of a premie that early scoring an 8 out of a possible 8..
From what I recall..
It's,
Airway
Color
Movement
Reaction
and what else?
Thoughts and Prayers too..
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Congrats Eskimo, glad to hear she popped out OK! My good friends just had their second on the same day!
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10 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter
Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be
delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.
Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me.
You may glance at her, as long as you do not peer at anything below her neck.
If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body,
I will remove them.
Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to
wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off
their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots.
Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose his compromise:
You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object.
However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not,
in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter,
I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers
securely in place to your waist.
Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without
utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you.
Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex,
I am the barrier, and I will kill you.
Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each
other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day.
Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house,
and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."
Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to
date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my
daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl,
you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with
you.
If you make her cry, I will make you cry.
Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear,
and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget.
If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating.
My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge.
Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?
Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my
daughter:
Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden
stool.
Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within
eyesight.
Places where there is darkness.
Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness.
Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat.
Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided.
Movies which features chain saws are okay.
Hockey games are okay.
Old folks homes are better.
Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding,middle-aged,
dimwitted has-been.
But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe.
If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house.
Do not trifle with me.
Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the
sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a
rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up,
the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait
for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the
driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight.
Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside.
The camouflaged face at the window is mine.
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CONGRATS ESKIMO....Will keep your baby and mother in my prayers....Hope all turns out great for your family.
Silat great rules....LOL....I just have a apple Tree in my front yard. Most can figure out why it's there. If not, the next time they drive by and see thiers hanging there, They know then. :D
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HURRAH!
wtg eskimo!
may all go well from here.
88
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Congrats! prayers and best wishes sent
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Congrats Eskimo :)
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Congrats Eskimo :)
Prayers for your daughter and wife otw.....
Akron Childrens is top notch! :aok
Rob53
Old Turks
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Congrats to you and your wife eskimo.
Glad this had a happy ending.
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congrats and best wishes to your family
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Originally posted by Nash
Holy smokes you are in a veritable breeding frenzy!
How many does this make now.... 4?
Jesious Christ I have no idea how people cope.
Anyways...
Great story... and a hearty congrats!
Keep us posted.
This makes three; Annika has two big sisters; Svea & Brigitta are ages 5 and 3. We are also now guaranteed that there will be no more. Three is the perfect size for us.
eskimo
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Congrats on your miracle girl, Eskimo! Best wishes to you and your family!
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ingrid is kinda cool name.
Do you also have 3 names or your wife ?
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Originally posted by lada
ingrid is kinda cool name.
Do you also have 3 names or your wife ?
I’m not sure if I understand your question Lada, but it’s pretty common in the US for people to have a first name, middle name, and last / surname (typically inherited from the father). Yes, my wife and I each have a middle name, as do our siblings, parents, etc.
eskimo
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Originally posted by Hawklore
I've never heard of a premie that early scoring an 8 out of a possible 8..
From what I recall..
It's,
Airway
Color
Movement
Reaction
and what else?
Thoughts and Prayers too..
She earned a 8 out of 10 at 1 minute and at 5 minutes:
Babies can earn 0, 1 or 2 points for each of the following:
* heart rate (pulse)
* breathing (rate and effort)
* activity and muscle tone
* grimace response (medically known as "reflex irritability")
* appearance (skin coloration)
eskimo
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Originally posted by eskimo2
I’m not sure if I understand your question Lada, but it’s pretty common in the US for people to have a first name, middle name, and last / surname (typically inherited from the father). Yes, my wife and I each have a middle name, as do our siblings, parents, etc.
eskimo
yeeep you understood my question correctly (damm my english is almost excelent )
thx for info
one of 200 people overhere have 3 names.
So its quite rare here
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i have 4 names, and my father has 5 :)
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Originally posted by lada
yeeep you understood my question correctly (damm my english is almost excelent )
thx for info
one of 200 people overhere have 3 names.
So its quite rare here
Interesting.
Where is "here"?
eskimo