Day 1 19/06/09
Tristan Riley Bekkers arrived at 10:04am on the 19/06/09 at 34+3 weeks gestation.
Weighing in at a whooping 3090 grams (exactly twice Brendan’s weight) HC 33cms and L 50cms. Apgars of 6:6:8
Labour…
Stage 1: 7 hours
Stage 2: 34 mins
Stage 3: 7 mins
Admitted into SCN 3 (NICU)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Ventilated -
CPAP - until 6:15pm
Incubator at 6:30pm
One dose [...]
At approx 6:30pm on the 18/06/09 I went into Spontaneous Labour. At first I thought they were just BH’s and finished my dinner and went for a shower. At 7:30-8ish the pains started coming closer and more intense I rang my mum to take me to Northam Hospital (Brendan was asleep and Nigel had been [...]
Age: 28 months (25.5 months corrected)
Spontaneous Words:
* Car noises (brrrm)
* ‘Dadadada‘
* ‘da-da‘ (like ta-ta) when waving goodbye
* ‘Mumumum‘
* ‘ehts‘ (oops)
* ‘nana‘ (banana)
* dog noise - he doesn’t say anything for this, it’s all in the throat, mouth closed.
* ‘da‘ When you give him something and ask him to say ‘ta’ he does.
* ‘docks’ (socks)
* [...]
Referral/Relevant Background Information:
Brendan was born at 30 weeks gestation and weighed 1545 grams. Brendan was previously seen for follow-up at 12 months corrected age and was found to have a mild developmental delay when assessed on the Griffiths Mental Developmental Scale.
Behavioural Observations:
Brendan presented as a friendly child who was keen to sit at the table [...]
Just a few days shy of 25 months Brendan has made some progress on the language/speech development scene.
Upon request he can now…
Point to his nose (rather his finger goes up it)
Point to his hair
Point almost to his belly
Point to his ears, and
Point to his mouth.
I am very proud of my little man. Finally learning body [...]
I started writing this yesterday and will continue to add to it over the next 2 weeks.
I was meant to write this last night, but I actually forgot which isn’t such a bad thing…
Anyway Two years ago on the 10th of Feb I was 28 weeks exactly. I had a quiet day, sitting on the [...]
Friday Dec 5th 2008.
It happened so quick, I dont have pics, nor did I even lock my house or my car at the hospital.
I dressed him at approx 8:45 he had nothing less than 5 mins later he was grizzly and came up to me with small red lumps on his arms, within a few [...]
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