Happy Friday everyone!
All is well in the Sawyer household.
Freddie had a check up at the congenital heart centre at Glenfield yesterday. He had an ECHO scan on his heart and an ECG scan. He also had his oxygen level and his blood pressure checked.
After a fairly long and anxious wait the doctor called us in to say they don't need to see him for 3 months which is great news.
I have to say they don't give you much information unless you ask specifically.This is very frustrating as I often come away remembering things I wanted to ask but forgot at the time because you just want to get out of there in case they change their minds and say something is wrong!
The doctor said that the blood flow looked good on Freddie's scans. It was tricky to get an accurate reading and they did say some of the numbers were a bit high because he was screaming his little head off bless him.
He has officially come off his diuretics (water medicine) which is a great milestone to have reached. The doctor struggled to find a pulse in Freddie's legs and when he did he said it felt quite weak. However he said that this does not mean anything at the moment as it is difficult to feel a baby's pulse in his legs especially when they wont stop wriggling! They will just keep monitoring this at his check ups.
Generally Freddie is doing all the things you would expect a month old baby to do (his corrected age from when he was due). He has been a bit difficult to settle over the last couple of days and seems to be even more windy than usual so we have started using infacol which will hopefully help with that. He is becoming more and more aware of his surroundings. His reaction to Samuel is so lovely, he always follows his voice and Samuel gets the most attempted smiles from Freddie.
He weighed in at 8 lb 5 oz at Glenfield yesterday so he is gaining weight at a good rate.
We're all very excited about Christmas and are so thankful to have our little star home for all the festivities.
xxx
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