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Jan 2016
9:25pm, 1 Jan 2016
33,386 posts
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mad4purple
Congratulations OB.
Google kangaroo care and skin to skin, there's some studies that show skin to skin is very effective at regulating babies (and prem babies) temperatures, so cuddles might not be out of the question. I hope it settles soon.
It also works the other way too (as in can control fever if needed)
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Jan 2016
11:28pm, 1 Jan 2016
10,472 posts
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Oysterboy
Ok thanks. I'll have a look and try wrangle some more cuddles tomorrow.
I'm not biased or anything but she is definitely the most beautiful newborn there ever was 
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Jan 2016
11:29pm, 1 Jan 2016
10,473 posts
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Oysterboy
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Jan 2016
6:54am, 2 Jan 2016
1,126 posts
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the vicious chicken
Congratulations, OB! She's gorgeous
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Jan 2016
7:11am, 2 Jan 2016
1,127 posts
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the vicious chicken
Also, I hope she can be out of the incubator soon. My tiny preemie twins were in theirs for a long time and I remember how hard it was not being able to cuddle them as much as I wanted, and being reliant on the nicu nurses to get them out of their incubators. Echoing Purps though: skin-to-skin cuddles would likely be really good for her, and for you too. I hope you get lots of cuddles today xx
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Jan 2016
2:02pm, 2 Jan 2016
10,654 posts
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jude
Aw she's so weeny and gorgeous You must be aching for cuddles OB xxxxxx
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Jan 2016
3:23pm, 2 Jan 2016
4,117 posts
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mummyV
congratulations OB, she is beautiful!!! super fast turn of events but I am sure you will get your head around it very soon cuddles, kisses and more cuddles xx
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Jan 2016
12:14am, 3 Jan 2016
13,645 posts
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Tiggia
Huge congrats that's exactly how I felt about both my babies. In fact it still feels weird typing that I have two kids. I kept looking round for a responsible adult (then realised I was the oldest mum on the ward by bloody years!)
Hope you manage to get skin to skin time x
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Jan 2016
9:37am, 3 Jan 2016
30 posts
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MrsHillel
Many congratulations. Nearly 5 pounds is a very good weight for such an early baby.
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Jan 2016
5:54pm, 3 Jan 2016
10,474 posts
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Oysterboy
We had a good two hours of skin to skin this morning
I know on day 3 your milk comes in anyway but straight after the skin to skin I expressed twice as much as I had the previous time and I think it helped.
Heidi has had a very good day. She has lost 4oz but is now keeping her feeds down and I think we'll be able to go home sometime this week.
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