Recording the journey that extremely premature twins (26+2 weeks) and their parents make together.
Smudge was allowed home nine days after Smidge was. During that time, Katie was taking Smidge back into hospital as he needed feeding, as did Smudge. We’d got a little bit of a routine going with Smidge, but basically had to start again once our daughter came home too.
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It’s been too long since either of us posted an update on Smidge and Smudge’s progress, and we’re sorry about that. No news is good news though, and that’s exactly what we’ve got for you on this update!
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The immature respiratory systems of Smidge and Smudge have taken a bit of time to get started, but after some progress, and setbacks, we’re definitely making giant leaps forwards.
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Just a quick update as Gary hasn’t done one for a while.
I think that the main reason for no updates is that the twins have been fairly stable, with no major changes for a while. They’ve been a bit up and down, as previously, but nothing too worrying or critical.
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A few photos of Smidge and Smudge inside their incubators in the neonatal ward.
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It’s now been 96 hours since it all kicked off, so just short of four days since Smidge and Smudge arrived, and in the meantime they’ve been doing fantastically well.
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Katie and I are happy to announce the (very early) arrival of our twins yesterday. We haven’t decided on names yet, so they are currently referred to by their bump nicknames – Smidge and Smudge. The twins weren’t due until March 5th, meaning they’ve arrived at 26 weeks and 2 days, and are currently in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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