Pictures of Xantha!

Xantha Maree

Hi Everyone, thank you for your kind wishes, truth is that Xantha is a healthy, BEAUTIFUL little girl, no complications in her birth, however has been diagnosed with a skin condition called epidermious bullosa (sorry can't spell it will try to write it down when I am next online. She was taken to Melbourne at 12 hours old to the Royal Childrens Hospital for treatment, I was driven down on Saturday where we have been learning how to treat her condition. Don't go and search too much on line for it as most websites are for the worst case scenario which we think she does not have, we are still waiting on test results to find out how bad it is and whether it was inherited (but that doesn't seem likely).

Basically her condition involves any "mechanical trauma" to her skin becoming a blister which needs to be lanced, and dressed to protect from infection. Its been a difficlut couple of days, we are now staying at Ronald Mc Donald House at RCH in Melbourne, have been very busy expressing as breast milk is the best thing to help prevent infection. I have been doing some breastfeeding, but she definately prefers the bottle, but I am hoping that with some help from the lactation consultant that we will have her mostly at least breastfeeding before we go home (don't know when as of yet).

Will hopefully post some photos soon, not sure how yet,
Mel

Another day...

Here I am as promised, still no labour, just lots of practice contractions, and generally being uncomfortable. Spent a very lazy day yesterday resting, hoping to do some more today, but will also do some cooking as dad has provided me with some more homegrown zucchinis, so will make some delicious zucchini vege slice, hubby could eat it by the dish load! Freezes well too, so am going to make a double batch and freeze one. I have also added some pics from my sister's engagement party, Jules was so cute in a little dress that mum bought for her, the theme was Australia Day as you can see from the dress Cristy is wearing and the cake that my Aunty Marg made, she said it was a great change from the hundreds of flowers she normally has to make for weddings!

No, I have not gone into labour yet

Waiting, waiting... feel like I am playing the waiting game, it is starting to drive me up the wall being home so much and not being able to do much, I feel so physically restricted. Still, by this time next week, we will have our baby in our arms, so not too much longer at least. had another doctors appointment on Monday, everything is fine, blood pressure has gone down again, still thinks its a girl, but like I said, will have to wait and see! Had to go to a preadmission surgery clinic yesterday, felt like a waste of time because I was there for an hour and a half, but only saw the doctor for about 10 minutes, good thing I'm so healthy except for my weight! Thats all I can think of for now, will hop on over the weekend and add some pics.
Mel