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   Hi All,
I've been MIA for a while (and boy I missed a lot!).  Welcome to all you newcomers.  There are 17 pages of active topics out there, and I just won't be able to catch up, so I will just go forward from here.  Those of you who e-mailed me, I was able to get back directly, but if you posted a question to me, you may want to bump the topic or post again.  Sorry!  I just won't be able to find anything!
Anyway, Our news:
Carter Joseph Montgomery was born on March 25th at 10:28 pm by repeat c-section.  My husband missed it, he was looking for a sitter for Dylan and we are over almost an hour away from the hospital.  We knew this might happen if it was an emergent situation, and there was no time to wait.  
Carter weighed in at a whopping 2lbs 15.5 oz and was 15 inches long.  He is on C-PAP, but always close to room air or 30% oxygen, so he is doing very well.  They have diagnosed him with PDA (a very common heart problem in preemies and some full term newborns) but are hoping to clear with meds.  If not, it is a simple procedure surgically to fix, so we are not too concerned yet.  We are hoping he will be home in about 6 weeks, barring no real big complications.  He is on expressed breastmilk exclusively and on IV nourishment.  He is tolerating them well, but is only receiving 2cc (less than half a teaspoon) every 4 hours, so he has a ways to go!
We are haning in here.  Missed my Dylan for 2 weeks at the hospital!  I can not believe I was away that long.  DH totally stepped up to the plate with laundry, picking up the house, making Dylan's lunch, coordinating care for Dylan, visiting me, etc........  He handled it all!  I am an extremely lucky wife and mother!
Hope all of you are well, and hope to not need you for reflux support, but I think there is no avoiding it now!!!!!
Ann Marie

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monty123 Senior Member Joined: 03 August 2003 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2673	Topic: WELCOME CARTER Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:09am
	Hi All, I've been MIA for a while (and boy I missed a lot!). Welcome to all you newcomers. There are 17 pages of active topics out there, and I just won't be able to catch up, so I will just go forward from here. Those of you who e-mailed me, I was able to get back directly, but if you posted a question to me, you may want to bump the topic or post again. Sorry! I just won't be able to find anything! Anyway, Our news: Carter Joseph Montgomery was born on March 25th at 10:28 pm by repeat c-section. My husband missed it, he was looking for a sitter for Dylan and we are over almost an hour away from the hospital. We knew this might happen if it was an emergent situation, and there was no time to wait. Carter weighed in at a whopping 2lbs 15.5 oz and was 15 inches long. He is on C-PAP, but always close to room air or 30% oxygen, so he is doing very well. They have diagnosed him with PDA (a very common heart problem in preemies and some full term newborns) but are hoping to clear with meds. If not, it is a simple procedure surgically to fix, so we are not too concerned yet. We are hoping he will be home in about 6 weeks, barring no real big complications. He is on expressed breastmilk exclusively and on IV nourishment. He is tolerating them well, but is only receiving 2cc (less than half a teaspoon) every 4 hours, so he has a ways to go! We are haning in here. Missed my Dylan for 2 weeks at the hospital! I can not believe I was away that long. DH totally stepped up to the plate with laundry, picking up the house, making Dylan's lunch, coordinating care for Dylan, visiting me, etc........ He handled it all! I am an extremely lucky wife and mother! Hope all of you are well, and hope to not need you for reflux support, but I think there is no avoiding it now!!!!! Ann Marie
	Ann Marie Dylan 2/28/03 (27 wkr, past GERD, NEC, ROP, GBS/meningitis, brain bleed) Carter 3/25/06 (29 wkr, past GERD, Cardiac arrest w/Immunizations, syndromic features?, all neg tests so far)

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debit34 Senior Member Joined: 22 February 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2554	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:23am
	Ann Marie! I've been wondering how you were doing! First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!! What a wonderful blessing to have had two preemies! I'm so happy to hear that Carter is doing so well. I hope things continue to go well. I'm curious though about what happened, was is PPROM or just premature labor? If you don't mind sharing that is. Take care and again Congratulations!!!!
	Stacey DD #1 Age 7, previous GERD/MSPI DD #2 Age 5m GERD and MSPI Similac Alimentum, Prevacid Please forgive my spelling errors, I type on my iPad!
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knb18 Junior Member Joined: 20 October 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1952	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:42am
	WOW - welcome Carter!!! I'm happy to hear he's doing well and hope he continues. Do you want/plan to continue with breastmilk if you can? Are you planning to do any special diet for that? Don't mean to be nosy - I actually have a friend in a similar situation and it would be helpful to pass along any information. Hugs to you and Dylan as well and I bet you can't wait to get that little boy home and have the two of them become fast friends!
	Karen, Mom to Marisa (8-11-05), off Pepcid and on organic whole milk!
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monty123 Senior Member Joined: 03 August 2003 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2673	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:43am
	Thanks, Stacey! Premature Labor this time. I was on the 17-P Progesterone injections weekly since week 16 to try to avoid the premature PROM and labor. When I went for a cervical lenght check (anything over 2.5 cms is good) two weeks prior to the 15th I was at a 4. On the 15th, I was at a half, so I had to get admitted for the steroids. Then I started dialating. eventually I was at 5 and nothing was stopping the contractions. WE didn't do magnesium because of how Dylan reacted last time, so we had to deliver. We are hoping for a much more boring course with Carter! Thanks again!! Ann Marie
	Ann Marie Dylan 2/28/03 (27 wkr, past GERD, NEC, ROP, GBS/meningitis, brain bleed) Carter 3/25/06 (29 wkr, past GERD, Cardiac arrest w/Immunizations, syndromic features?, all neg tests so far)
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ljhar1013 Groupie Joined: 08 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 698	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:44am
	Congratulations Ann Marie! I'd been wondering where you were. I'm so glad to hear that everything is going as well as it can be. Maybe Carter will surprise you and will be reflux-free. At least we can hope! I look forward to hearing your updates as things progress with your family. Laura
	Laura, Connor and Owen's mom Owen: 1/7/05, Recovered from Reflux and MSPI Connor: 10/24/08, Reflux, MSPI, Prevacid solutabs 15 mg daily, Neocate
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monty123 Senior Member Joined: 03 August 2003 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2673	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:46am
	Thanks, Karen. Breastfeeding is the plan as long as it lasts. I dried up with Dylan after about 8 weeks. I have not started elimination, but any sign of discomfort, I will. Dylan didn't show signs of discomfort until after coming home. He did spit up in the NICU and did thicken his feeds, but no real feeding discomfort until after the due date. THey say the preemies finally "wake up" after their due date, and that was very true with Dylan. I can't wait for them to meet. Until May (RSV season is over) noone under the age of 16 can enter the NICU so they don't get to meet for a while.... I am excited for that, though........
	Ann Marie Dylan 2/28/03 (27 wkr, past GERD, NEC, ROP, GBS/meningitis, brain bleed) Carter 3/25/06 (29 wkr, past GERD, Cardiac arrest w/Immunizations, syndromic features?, all neg tests so far)
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monty123 Senior Member Joined: 03 August 2003 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2673	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:47am
	THanks, Laura! I am hoping for that surprise!
	Ann Marie Dylan 2/28/03 (27 wkr, past GERD, NEC, ROP, GBS/meningitis, brain bleed) Carter 3/25/06 (29 wkr, past GERD, Cardiac arrest w/Immunizations, syndromic features?, all neg tests so far)
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knb18 Junior Member Joined: 20 October 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1952	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 9:51am
	I've heard that before with preemies and the due date - was also true for my friend with reflux preemie twins. I have a friend who has a 3 year old girl who had pretty bad reflux (30 week preemie) and she never breastfed and then regretted it - and she was on Alimentum for a long time and they suspect might have needed Neocate. Now she's pregnant and expecting another girl and she's at 25 weeks so far and considering breastfeeding - she just can't decide whether to eliminate dairy from her diet already even. The countdown will be on for the end of RSV season. Is Dylan excited? BTW - I LOVE both of their names.
	Karen, Mom to Marisa (8-11-05), off Pepcid and on organic whole milk!
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matthewmama Junior Member Joined: 21 October 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1357	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 10:11am
	Ann Marie CONGRATULATIONS!! So glad to hear that he is doing well... it will be wonderful to have Dylan and Carter meet, i am sure.
	Thais Matthew 8/8/05, NG tube; Gtube since 6/06, 30mg Prevacid, Periactin William 11/6/07
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debit34 Senior Member Joined: 22 February 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2554	Posted: 31 March 2006 at 10:40am
	Ann Marie, Well, at least you held out for a couple weeks longer than Dylan. I'm sure Carter will really benefit from that. Ugh, the mag...can you believe that I was on Mag for about 3 weeks straight. It was horrible. Luckily, after they took me off I held out for a few more weeks. I just recently spoke with my OBGYN about another pregnancy and the plan for me is to also do regular cervical length checks and they will also do a cerclage in the cervix which poses risks as well. I'm very scared about the whole thing!!! Anyway, congratulations again! Please keep us posted!
	Stacey DD #1 Age 7, previous GERD/MSPI DD #2 Age 5m GERD and MSPI Similac Alimentum, Prevacid Please forgive my spelling errors, I type on my iPad!
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