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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.
My first Halloween
This will be my first Halloween. I do not know what is the party's meaning but mum has told me about it. I live in Spain so this party is not very common to celebrate here. Mum has said that Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain from the Old Irish samain. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year".Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them.
In Spain we celebrate All Saints Day and people go to the cemetery to visit their relatives and bring flowers to them.
I prefer to celebrate Halloween because I am a child and I would like to dress up for the party but I do not think that we go away this night I am still so small to spend the night away. I think we will celebrate it at home with mum and dad and my four cats.
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