Introduction

Our sons Charles George Fitzpatrick and Henry Michael Fitzpatrick were born prematurely on November 16, 2013 at a gestational age of 24 weeks and 1 day. Their "due date" was March 7th, 2014. We started this site on November 28th.

Both Aly and David will be posting to the site. While you will probably be able to tell who is writing by our writing styles, we will sign off on our entries with our initials so you will be sure of the author.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Learning to Breathe

Henry continues to impress everyone since his move away from the ventilator and onto the device that he now has to help him get the oxygen he needs. I am amazed and thrilled. He was down to 21% oxygen before we even went to sleep on Tuesday night. 

Charlie is doing well too. We are totally in agreement with the team's plan to focus on growing Charlie before adding the complication to his life of breathing. His ventilator is set to 21% oxygen so the tiny lungs he has are doing everything that is asked of them. He'd probably do fine on CPAP too but there's no rush and no need to complicate things. 

Aly's been a busy mother this last few days because, if we're honest, Henry isn't a huge fan of having air blown down his nose constantly. It is good for him, though. Good news is that some consoling words and hands on mothering helps comfort him. 

Charlie is definitely not being neglected but let's just say that he is feeling fine being allowed to be all cosy. 

Our beloved volunteers were in today, capturing how the boys are getting on;






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  1. UnknownJanuary 30, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    Awww, I love these pictures. It is astounding how much they have changed from those first pictures many many days ago. So proud of my little man Henry for doing so great with the breathing, even with being disgruntled by the CPAP. Sending growing vibes to Charlie. Brave and fierce these wee men, just like their parents. Love to you all.

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