Sleeping Arrangements

Footnote to yesterday's post; Aly's Dad is out of hospital and sleeping in his own bed tonight. 

On Saturday, the topic of the need for incubators came up. The isolette / incubator that both Charlie and Henry have been in has served multiple purposes. The closed lid limits exposure to airborne infection, lighting changes and noise but its primary role has been temperature control. Here is an old shot of their room in The Pavilion. Their beds have stayed the same (the forced UV lighting is long gone) so note the closed lid and the custom cover.

Well, the talk is that they may soon be ready to move to a more traditional style cot (UK) / crib. To coincide with this, Aly has been meeting Occupational Therapy (OT). For a while, the plan was to not stimulate the boys. In the womb, temperature is reasonably controlled, light certainly is and stimulation is minimal. It makes sense to simulate that for a while. However, it also makes sense that, after a while, you have to acknowledge that, as much as we all wish they were, they are not in the womb and we need to deal with that fact. That is where OT come in. 

So, Aly is working on a few stimulation things. In the meantime, they are being tested on their ability to hold temperature without the aid of the isolette. If they show they can, we take another step forward. 

Aly has to be given credit for asking the right questions that brought about about these developments. Keeping everyone on their toes. 

Now, class, what is the question you all want to ask?  

Well done. Nutrition update is that both have gone up on his feeds a little and still showing good signs of tolerating.

For those of you that didn't ask about the nutrition, I assume you asked "what day is it?". So here are some photos from the volunteers. 

If anyone is looking for tips on how to cheat at the who is who game, Henry has a hippo and, for now, isn't as big a fan of opening his eyes. 

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