At exactly 3 weeks old we were able to bring Riley home! It felt like forever, even though it was only 3 weeks and 1 week less than when Ethan was born this time the whole journey was much more stressful and exhausting. Fighting all the way thorugh SCN probably didnt help either and of course we left on a really high note (LOL). Once again we had to fight to get her home, one nurse decided that she HAD to be on 4 hourly feeds. There is no protocol on that, she just decided that was what had to happen. Apparently they spoke with Rileys paed who apparently said she had to stay for another 48 hours to go to 4 hourly feeds - now i say apparently a lot because we are not so sure that he would have said that. Anyway, after a very blunt phone call with the NUM we received a return phone call saying Riley could come home and the paed didnt need to see her for 2 weeks! Major turn around, if he was cioncerned i am sure he would have wanted to see her much sooner than 2 weeks down the track - well actually 16 days but who is counting ;-)
But this is a positive entry. We have brought our little girl home to be with her family where she can thrive and be loved!
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