 HI ladys ...sorry ive not been on this site for ages.. missing you all... good news..im a MUM now...had my daughter last friday 4th july2008 at 3:22pm on American indpendnce day..had c-section.. because of my high blood pressure...and the miwifes didnt want the baby to get stressed...named her Jennifer Houghton but at the moment im still deciding on the middle name.il try and load picture off her.. she has just gone one week old from today (friday)... 27 weeks and 1 day pregnant when I had her. weighing 800 grams. shes premature but she very fiestie...breathing well when she first came out..and today shes been off her c-pap for 5 hours... for me i just got home from hospital tonight about 9:30pm im couping well just all emotional because I cant take her home from neonatal in another 2months...but shes very strong and doing very well and very proud off her...im going to load up some pictures off her asap... if theres any other women new to this site congratulations love Claire and Baby Jennifer xxx
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 Congrats claire and glad to hear she's doing well.
You'll be able to take her home before you know it.xxx
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.jpg) CONGRATS!!!! well donr claire...I remamber talking to you ages ago! i cant believe you have had her so early! I am so happy for you and thet baby is doing so well!! Cant wait to see some pics...I bet she is beautiful!! Cany wait to see my lil one one...I am 28wks in 3days! xxxx
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 Hiya claire, congratulations on the birth of baby Jennifer well done xxxx Absoloutly amazing that shes doing well!! thats us girls for you haha 
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 hello claire congratulation !!!! and welcome baby jennifer im made up she is doing so well like joes mummy said you will have her home in no time, looking forwrd to seeing her best of luck hun x love kym and bump 19/4weeks x x
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hi claire well done and congrats on your new baby girl, you must be so proud of how strong your little fighter is!! we are all thinking of you and cannot wait to see your pics!! sarah j 22 weeks today xx
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 Congratulations babe. Hope you are both doing well
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 Ah wow congratulations Claire thats fantastic that you are a mum. I wish jennifer a VERY BIG welcome to the world and look forward to seeing some pictures of her. Dont worry hun, these next 2 months will fly by and she'll be home with you before you know it. Take care of yourself. xxx
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Hi everyone.. Thankyou... I just cant believe it... went to hospital today.. and she looked like she has put weight on her face... plus the midwifes from neonatal has upped her dose with breast milk.. and she has been off her cpap for 4 hours. I really hope she is out soon as possible...cant wait to start pushing her around in her pram and go for walks and feed the ducks.... but everytime i go to the hospital when i get back il keep you updated on the news. hope everyone is ok and doing well love Claire and Baby Jennifer xxx
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Hi Claire I remember you, were you on due October?? Congratulations of the birth of baby Jennifer!!! I must say I admire how upbeat and happy you sound even despite the worrying time you must have had. You also must be very tired going back and forth to the hospital. Glad to hear baby Jennifer is a feisty little one, looking forward to seeing some photos! Sending you and your new bundle of joy lots of love and hugs, and we look forward to hearing about her progress as she prepares to go home with her lovely Mummy Suzie&Squidge (28wks) xxx
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 CONGRATS CLAIRE!!! well done, glad to here baby Jennifer is doing well. hope you are too. look forward to see some pics. sending lots of love, vicky 17+3 xxx
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 Hello Claire,
Congrats on having your bundle of Joy, and Jennifer is such a pretty name.
I agree with Suzie, i Admire the way your handling things, even though this is a very worrying time, and admire your little one, for being such a fighter, 2 months wont be long hun x
Congrats again hun, and cant wait to see baby Jennifer x
Nicole
(25 weeks today)
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Hi everyone... just got back on the internet today so you would be hearing loads of updates.... As for the little one..iv got her registered so her full name is Jennifer Paige Houghton... been down to see her 1 am.. and shes gone from 1ml upto 2mls every hr...from that to 5mls and last night shes now on 6mls every hour....Also shes managing off her cpap for nearlly 6hours... they've taken her off T.P.N because shes having so much milk..but shes sill on artifisal fat to fatten her up..which she has now got chubby checks... she would be 20 days old which would be 2 weeks and 6 days...3 weeks old tomorrow...but if I was still pregnant I would be 30 weeks gone...cant believe its going so quick how nearlly 3weeks ago when I had her ..I was 27 wand 1 day lol but as your going through the days it draggs abit... The travellin back and to from hospital has gone alot more easyer for us..so instead of travelling on the bus..weve got a care now... my main problem now is trying to express milk on a regular basis( as in remembering..it would be easier if the baby was here so i can just put her to the breast...but when she not here due to her still beg in neonatal...I keep on forgetting to express at a certain time at a few hours... Im going to the hospital later on in abit so il come back online and let you all know on her progress. i hope everyone is doing well in there pregnancy.and look after yourselfs..and congratulations on your births if anyones had new bundles of joys.xxxx from Claire and baby Jennifer xxx
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Hi again...just got back from the hospital...theyve just upped her milk from 6mls to 8mls...which is really good...so proud of her...... also she had abit of an infection last night..but they found out the problem..which was *still* thorght to do with the Long-Line,so they taken that out..and they said that hopfully they wont have to put it back in seeing that she is nearlly on full feeds..and the nurses said I would be able to have her on the breast in a good few days,when shes better (cleared of the infection) which last time the antibiotics cleared up not last wensday but the wensday before that...which cleared up within a few hours. from Claire and baby Jennifer xxx
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Hiya claire,
so glad to hear shes doing so well, i bet your exited to finally breastfeed at last!!! when do you get to take her home?
how are you doing with everything? lots of love xxxxx
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Hi Claire, Congrats on the birth of Jennifer, she sounds fantastic!!!!!! Looking forward to reading all about her progress. Vix - 40 Weeks & 4 Days
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Hi Tara...she wont be coming home till another month 1/2.say about beginning/midd september..it all depends really how well she is doing...the nurses say she healthy for a premature baby..even though she would still have her ups and downs.but all togeather though..she is doing wounderfull... I would say that I am worried about her..but..I know some mothers get abit nervous when they come in to see there baby..and see loads of wires attached to there baby...I dont get really scared or nervous when I see the wires attach to Jennifer because I know that its helping her..but I got abit upset last night..( at about 1am) went to see Jennifer and she was having her bloods done by heels pricks...and she was crying...its not the crying that upsetted me..its knowing that having her bloods done was hurting her...but as soon as her dad started sroking her head after the doctor finnished with her...she started to calm down alot... im going back to the hospital later to see how she is couping... hope you are ok and hows your bump... from Claire and Jennifer xxx BTW forgotten to add in... her weights... on the day she was born,she weighed 800grms, then she went to 728grms,went down to 656grms, upto 698grms..then she shot upto 915grms (included her oxigen tube that goes down her throat) but now with her tubeing out..she weighs 836grms( which was the last time she was weighed)...shes going to get weighed sometime tonight or tomorrow when shes abit better because shes got a tiny bit of an infection caused by her longlinebut shes on antibiotics for the treatment...
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Hi again.. I ended up in the hospital at 11pm didnt get out till after the witching hours...when I got there the nurses told me that she is on full feeds now...10mls every 2 hours....and they said they would have Jennifer on the breast in a couple of days,once the infection has cleared up...which would be cleared up soon..plus today when I go and visit her today...I would be finding out her new weight. so ill post hew new weight and progress when I getback.. form Claire and baby Jennifer xxx
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Hi claire thats exellent she is doing so well, i bet you can't wait to start feeding her yourself! she seems like a strong little girl !! do you have any pictures to show us? god i sound really cheeky asking that lol  My friend had her baby girl at 28 weeks and was allowed to take her home 10 weeks later, she was so tiny in the hospital but very strong!! remember if you need to talk i'm pretty sure i can say on behalf of everyone on the forums..we are here for you
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Hi Tara and bump boy to be..... I do have loads of pictures to show you all...just waiting for my partners mum to load them on her pc..and then shes going to send the pictures by e-mail so I can put the pictures on the website.. so I would have the pics up and running in no time...(dont worry by being cheeky..im like that all the time lol ) even though my due date was 2nd october...the nurses say she should be out early/midd september so I would say a month 1/2 to go.. I just cant wait to goo and do the stuff what iv been dreaming about when I get her home...go to the brick pits to feed the ducks..go car boot sales..pushing her in a pram in genral...go for picknicks and go with some of my friends (who had there babys) to cafes for coffiee.. im so excited... I cant wait to defintly take her home..but im sure the days will pass....stillnot got to the hospital yet going about 3ish because a friend wants to visit her so they will have to go at visiting hours... from Claire and baby Jennifer xxx ps Thankyou everyone for all your kindness off heart and for all your support... just by sending out peace,happyness and love out to the world makes alot of difference and alot of help to others around the world...Thankyou xxx
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