The EdTwins, Week 3

Twins, 3 Weeks

I've uploaded some photos of the twins, who have been moved from BC Women's Hospital in Vancouver to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, which is a lot closer to where Allan and Cheryl live. They didn't have the space at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and they had to release some space at BC Women's to make room for babies with more acute needs.

This is actually good news, because the babies have been growing and gaining more weight every day, and are a step closer to going home. Cheryl has been going in and trying to get them to breastfeed, but since the babies are premature, it hasn't been easy. Now both twins are out of isolation, and placed together. I can only imagine how stressful it must be for a baby to be squashed for months and months with her sibling in the womb, then suddenly whipped out and put into a plexiglass machine hooked up to tubes and monitors, then left all alone. It's no wonder their heartrates vary so much. I'm sure it must be comforting for the babies to be next to each other after 3 weeks apart.

Ofoto Photo Album - The EdTwins at 3 Weeks Old