Corwin is born!!
I was induced into labour so that there would be a neonatal team to look after Corwin as soon as he was born, a bed availlable in neonatal intensive care and a bed at Glenfield hospital where a team of cardiologists would look after him.
After an easy and quick labour, Corwin was rushed to a trolly to be assessed, he was wrapped up and handed to Tom who placed him in my arms. We had a couple of minutes with him, he looked perfect!!
He was taken to neonatal intensive care and given a drug to keep a duct in his heart open. He was very stable so he wasn't transferred to Glenfield until the next day, I was discharged just hours after giving birth so I could be with him.
He spent a week at Glenfield hospital. His heart function was good so there was no need to operate at this stage. We were sent home and asked to look for signs of heart failure ( breathlessness, blueness, sweating).
We couldn't believe our baby looked so well!
At 6 weeks old he was looking thinner and had lost weight. He was sweaty and sleeping lots. He looked very pale and blue around his lips. Corwin was in heart failure. He was admitted into hospital. After a week Corwin had his first operation. He had a band fitted onto his artery leading from his heart to his lungs to artificially narrow it as there was too much blood in his lungs which was causing the heart failure. We kissed him good bye as he was put to sleep. This was so hard. After 6 hours we saw him again. He had been out of theatre only a short time when his heart rate had dropped and he was given heart massage to keep him alive. He recovered and was out of intensive care the next day! Five days later he was home, putting on weight and staying awake longer.
At just 8 weeks old he had overcome so much already. Our little miracle.
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