Preemies are very sensitive to noise and light. When I was doing Kangaroo care with Jac I could feel his body react to even the smallest sounds. At the time he was in his own private room - so a lot of the noise of the ward was kept out - but he is now in the main ward - and it is pretty noisy. Today the mom of the baby next to Jac was talking on her cell phone and she was quite loud. I really wanted to protect Jac and ask her to be quiet!
In an attempt to protect Jac from some of the noise and light we found a new cover for his isolette which does a better job of protecting him from the light although I don't know what its effect on the sound is.
The picture on the left is his old cover and the one on the right is his new cover.
very posh.
ReplyDeleteWe are checking Jac's website daily to see your beautiful baby's progress. Thank you for all the details. I did something like this when Dylan battled cancer- it helps everyone to lend their care and support. Dylan's hole in his heart, that was found at birth closed up on it's own- the body is amazing at what it can do, and modern medicine couldn't be any better. Our families thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
ReplyDeleteTammy, Dylan, Seth and Steve