Adrian's Blog: My next journey

Adrian's History

Adrian was born at 32 weeks, weighing 1,820.gms, due to Premature rupture of Membranes (PROM) or anmiotic sac on 10th May 2007 at 15:20h. He was monitored until he left the NICU. Infection remains the most serious complication associated with PROM for the mother and the neonate, the risk of chorioamnionitis with term PROM is high. Adrian was in high risk of chorioamniotitis so the neonatologists took a blood sample to rule out the infection and was treated with antibiotics until we had the results. The new born complications from a bacterial infection (chorioamniotitis) includes sepsis (infection of the blood), meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and the spinal cord) and respiratory problems.Adrian also had hyperbilirubinemia, high levels of bilirubin, a compound that results from the natural breakdown of blood. This high level of bilirubin causes them to develop jaundice, a yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes. Although mild jaundice is fairly common in full-term babies, it's much more common in premature babies. Extremely high levels of bilirubin can cause brain damage, so premature infants are monitored for jaundice and treated quickly, before bilirubin reaches dangerous levels. Jaundiced infants are placed under special lights that help the body eliminate bilirubin. As a premature baby had special nutricionist needs because his digestive systems was immature. Breast milk is an excellent source of nutrition, but premature infants are too immature to feed directly from the breast or bottle so breast milk can be pumped by the mother and fed to the premature baby through a Nasogastric (NG) tube feeding that goes from the baby's nose or mouth into the stomach.He spent almost a month in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but he did not need supplemental oxygen. Adrian left the hospital weighing 1,960gr in June 2007

My next journey

Next 25th November we will drive to León but first we will stop in Bilbao to visit my parent's friends.

This will be my second long journey the first one was on Easter when I had been in Andrea's grandmother village. Why I am going to Leon because my grandparents on my father's side come from Leon.

Leon is a cold place so we have to take warm clothes and mum is thinking to buy some sweaters to keep myself warm.

One of the things I love about this trip is that I will know my great-grandparent. I had not the chance in September but soon it wil be possible. I also will see my great-aunts and great-uncles and all my cousins.

My grandmother and my uncle also will come but we will not drive together they will travel by plane.

Mum is doing the arrangements for the trip.