the day after the good news....

Over night Maisies duct (or PDA as we are now calling it which stands for Patent Ductus Arteriosus - we're quickly picking up the lingo) re opened. The medicine did worked however while weaning Maisie off the ventilator the pressures changed and the duct opened up again.

The outcome of this is that she will need surgery to close the duct. Tomorrow a Heart specialist is coming to visit Maisie and she will then be booked into Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow where they specialise in this type of operation. This operation in premature babies is quite rare but does have a very high success rate.

It is quite ironic that on the day of our Queens Silver Jubilee that we find out Maisie will be taking a trip to Glasgow to stay in the Queen Mothers Maternity Hospital.
There is no date set but as soon as it we'll let you know as we'll definitely need all your prayers that day.

Our Princess celebrating the Jubilee

Maisie also had another blood tranfusion today - 18ml of blood. It was blood group O negative which is the blood type most often used as this is the Universal Donor. Maisie needed a blood tranfusion because she had low haemoglobin which is needed to carry Oxygen around her body. Maisie needed blood as she is not really able to make her own like you or I and also because the Nurses keep taking it to do tests on!

This is really highlighting how important it is to be a Blood Donor and Give Blood. You can find out more about how to do this at the Scottish National Blood Tranfusion Service Give Blood website: http://www.scotblood.co.uk/ or alternatively at; http://blood.co.uk/ and find out where you can donate. I am sure that wherevcr you are in the world (I am aware that this blog is being read in over 16 counties already) you can find out where to donate.

The Good News for today is;
Firstly,  Maisie is still eating lots and lots of Mummys milk which is helping to grow big and strong for her operation. She has put on alot of weight and this morning the nurse informed us that Maisies nappy was exteremly full, that the mess was everywhere and the incubator was like the bottom of her pond.
Secondly, although this may be only good news to Daddy and the other chosen ones.......Maisie could be Ginger! More on this another time.