The triplets have landed

The triplets have arrived.
Daria was 1lb and 13oz





Aurelia was 2lb and 14oz






Isobel was 2lb and 13oz






They are all getting by and making progress although they have lost a little bit of weight this week as expected with newborns.
The birth was interesting as I had been promised a few hours out of the hospital where I had been resident for the best part of 2010 for various complications; and was completely "sure I was going to the cinema with my husband to see Valentines Day" even when I was up in the delivery suite. Someone had the bright idea to do a CTG before I went. (Natalie the midwife - and how grateful am I now) So apparently my slight tummy pains were palpable contractions 3 mins apart.
:-) I was laughing as they told me that I probably wouldn't need to have the babies just yet but was being introduced to a big team of nurses, drs and baby catchers. I thought it was comical, because I was going back downstairs shortly to go to the cinema. and commented that a dry run for my wedding would have cost a fortune and how lucky I was to get a dry run for free on the NHS for child birth.
To convince me further of my imminent escape, I burped for the first time in months and the tummy pain went away and I knew I was wasting everyones time. Then the speculum happened and I had to get over my denial and prepare myself for being a mummy in a couple of hours.
Still haven't seen the film but I have watched the little ladies for the last 6 days with my heart in my mouth. They came at 29weeks+2days so have a way to go.
I was devastated yesterday when 2 of the girls got moved from Addenbrooks to West Suffolk to make space for 2 sicker babies but consoled myself that Aurelia and Isobel were considered to have made enough progress to move to level 2 Nicu care.
I know the Govt has recently said twins and triplets shouldn't be split but the grim reality of the situation seems to be that there is not enough Govt money and there are not enough trained staff to keep the cots open.
So given the stark choice of my babies being split up or my babies being kept together in level 3 Nicu care when Aurelia and Isobel need only level 2 Nicu care and someone elses lovely baby/babies would be unable to access level 3 care and could potentially die as a consequence, the "choice" becomes very much easier.
We are massively inconvenienced and devastated that the girls are split, but don't feel that the hospital has a choice.
The government clearly needs to put their money where their policy is!

Every day is a little miracle and I thank my lucky stars for each moment with each of the girls.


Natalie
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