26 weeks baby girl with brain bleed and others complications

[Yummy98]

Hello,
not sure this is the right place for my post, but will just give it a go ..
our little one had to be delivered two weeks ago by C-section and has been in nicu intensive care since. She is very poorly: Grade 4 brain bleed, has not opened her bowels yet, suspected infection .. .
We are very worried and scared for her as the doctors diagnosis stays rather grim.
Would be thankful for any advice from parents who endured such situation and would like to hear what the outcome was.

Thanks!

Handhold for you OP

I have no parental experience but have nursed many many similar babies. I’m sure you’ve been kept up to speed with the medical bits by the teams looking after your little girl though. Please take time to look after yourself and sleep/ eat/ drink plenty. If expressing is something you want to do then please ask for support if it is not coming easily as is often the case with babies so early. I assume your little girl is ventilated but if no extreme blood pressure worries maybe ask if you can have a cuddle/ skin to skin for a short while if you haven’t already. I wish you (and her of course) all the best, the road of an extreme premmie is rarely smooth

I will pray for her and all of you Yummy 💐

Thanks for your post! Yes she is being ventilated and i told myself to eat and sleep, even if I feel different. Try to hold on onto Faith and wait for some good news. We had one cuddle but some days after there was blood in the tube of the ventilator, so could not cuddle. Hope to be able soon. She started receiving some drops of my breastmilk and she seems to tolarate it...sth positive...

How are you and your daughter yummy?

Hello WishUponAStar88
Thanks for for yr message. We are trying to cope..very difficult, our daughter is still poorly and still needing full ventilation.
Also her PDA duct is not closed, plus other issues. They are giving her paracetamol for that.
Hopping for some good news soon...

The poor little mite. Thinking of you all; you're in my prayers.

Remember, when a train goes through a dark tunnel - sit tight and trust the driver.

Poor little poppet. Thinking of her and you too. I’m sure you know but all babies are born with a pda. Most close themselves in a few weeks but it’s very common for this not to happen with premmies. I hope the meds work but if not a pda ligation is a very quite procedure should it come to that

How are you getting on, @Yummy98?

Thanks for checking on us YouWhoNeverArrived!
Our little girl is almost 6 weeks now. There had been some progress: came off the ventilator and cpap and is on high flow now. Her PDA is smaller and not an issue at the moment. She gained weight, is now 1500 g, born with 870g. So really thankfull to God for her.
But she developed hydrocephalus because of the bleed on the brain. Has to have surgery to insert some kind of shunt to drain the liquids. Hopping for the best!

Thanks!

Hi yummy
Hope u and ur baby girl are doing well.
Hope the shunt was success x