Wow TGal, that is great!! Those birth weights are awsome, and I am so glad all three are doing so well!!Date: 2/9/2010 12:03:58 AM
Author: TravelingGal
FINALLY, a REAL update.
Went to the hospital. My friend''s DH said he totally screwed up the birthweights. He just couldn''t remember and he was really off. So here they are, in order of birth:
Noah - 4lbs, 4oz, 16'' long
Caleb - 4 lbs, 14 oz, 18'' long
Elijah - 5 lbs, 2 oz 18.25 inches long
They are BIG babies for triplets. 2 have full heads of hair, and one is bald. Also, Noah was NOT The one needing the respirator...it was the middle son Caleb. Now all three are breathing on their own and doing well. The hospital staff could not believe how long she kept those triplets in for. They are bigger than most of the preemies in the NICU right now. They are adorable...just perfect little faces and don''t look that teeny tiny to me (although I know they are small.)
My friend did a good job, I''m proud of her, and I think your good wishes helped her along the way.
Hi Mara!Date: 2/15/2010 4:02:39 PM
Author: Mara
TG...any update on your pal? have they gone home from the hospital yet, and were they able to take all three home with them?
Thank you all! Curly, I let her know directly that you all are pulling for her (just spoke with her) and she said thank you all SO much. She said she''s probably about two weeks away from insanity but she''s hanging in there.Date: 2/16/2010 4:06:49 PM
Author: curlygirl
I''m so glad she has at least one of them home and hoping the other 2 will join them soon! It''s probably less overwhelming this way but I''m sure she wants them all together asap!! Please give her our best and thank you for sharing her experiences with us. I feel like she''s my friend now too!
I''ll ask her this week if I can post some pics of the boys. The push present I will definitely get pics of, as well as her other collection if she lets me. She has some beautiful jewelry since their friend works for Neil Lane.Date: 2/16/2010 4:53:43 PM
Author: cara
That''s great news that things are going well (!) and the family is getting eased into triplet parenthood by sending them home one by one. It does sound like its going well, even if the mom is getting freaked out, she''s human. It''s probably an appropriate response. One baby is a ridiculous responsibility to take home, let alone three.
And I feel for you trying to help and yet not neglect your own family. Life has got to be plenty packed with tasks and stuff to do with two working parents and a little one, and there is a limit to the relief you can provide without sacrificing too much on your end. Of course its good of you to try to do what you can, and to just reassure the parents that they are doing a great job. And keep that number handy for night nurses/day nurses, if the family has a change of heart! Sanity is hard to put a price tag on.
I''d love to see pictures of the push present AND little boys, if their mom permits! But if not, she''s been a great sport letting you share her progress with us. Best wishes to her and her family!
Hahaha, yeah, I remember the huge milestones (crawling and walking) but everything else is fading.Date: 2/16/2010 4:54:48 PM
Author: janinegirly
Gosh Tgal, I just wanted to say you are such a great friend!!
Wishing your friend lots of luck and maybe a 1 or 2 (or 3) will be easy babies! I can''t imagine how challenging it is and will be.
I did have a chuckle about what you said about fading memory--someone asked when C crawled and I couldn''t remember!
Well just so I don't sound like a total awful mommyDate: 2/16/2010 5:06:59 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Hahaha, yeah, I remember the huge milestones (crawling and walking) but everything else is fading.Date: 2/16/2010 4:54:48 PM
Author: janinegirly
Gosh Tgal, I just wanted to say you are such a great friend!!
Wishing your friend lots of luck and maybe a 1 or 2 (or 3) will be easy babies! I can't imagine how challenging it is and will be.
I did have a chuckle about what you said about fading memory--someone asked when C crawled and I couldn't remember!
What I do remember well since it was documented here is the process we went through for sleep training and schedules. I know she's going to ask me stuff, but I think 3 is a different ballgame and not sure what to tell her. So much of the minutaie is gone for me...stuff like if they open a little bottle of formula, can they use what's left later? I know we did, but can't remember details. At least that will be less of an issue with more babies home since they can split up those bottles.
It's easy to give advice on PS...people ask, and you throw things out there and PS moms can pick and choose what they think might work. IRL, it's harder to give advice because it's not my kid and what worked for mine may not work for hers. I don't want the responsibility of screwing up someone else's child...I'm doing fine screwing up my own, thanks!!