Sorry for getting to this so late!! But we are happy to announce that Kayla Anne and Kamryn Grace Novilla entered this world at 8:40 am on January 9, 2009!!! Kayla weighed in at 2 lbs, 6 oz and Kamryn was 3 lbs, 6 oz. They were born at 31 weeks, 4 days and are currently in the NICU.
As I wrote in the last post, the girls were scheduled for a c-section on Saturday afternoon but it turns out they and my body had different plans. On Wednesday night, Jan 7, the Dr came in and said she didn't like how the girls were handling the environment on their heart rhythms, indicating they were getting stressed in utero. The Dr decided they couldn't wait till Saturday and wanted to deliver the next night on Thursday, the 8th. No problem...except that I had already been given my blood thinners for the night which could cause problems with me having a c-section by epidural. So Thursday came and went with my blood counts not being good enough to do the c-section the way we wanted. We could have done general anesthesia, but then Kiko could not have seen the birth and I had previous problems with general that the Dr wanted to avoid. Not to mention, that stresses the girls out even more with that type of surgery...so we tried again for Friday morning the 9th. My bloodwork was still borderline but the Dr felt we needed to get them out now and waiting was no longer an option. Either surgery was going to be risky so we let the Dr decide for us because I was a wreck and couldn't make a decision either way!!
Now the latest, the girls are doing "OK" in the NICU right now. Since they were struggling in utero with the TTTS, they are having some problems right now also with the changing over to the outside world. Both girls are on ventilators to help them breathe easier, both have heart murmurs (which aren't really a problem but could be) so they will be getting extra testing done today on that, both have jaundice and both have anemia. Little Kayla who was the smaller of the two babies seems to be doing a little better than her sister right now, the Dr's say it was because she was so distressed inside me, getting out is almost like a breath of fresh air!! Whereas Kamryn was pretty comfy in there and really didn't want to come out and now she's having to struggle a little more to get adjusted. She's got some problems with high blood pressure right now and they are trying to pinpoint the cause, it could be from low blood counts (so they started her on a blood transfusion yesterday), she could also have a heart problem or kidney problems. So she will be going through more testing this morning to see if they can get her blood pressure down as it can cause hemorraging, blood clots, etc.
Well that's the latest, check back later and I will have Kiko post some pictures of the girls for you to see. Thank you again for all the well wishes and prayers!! We will keep everyone updated as best we can!!
Love,
Kristen, Kiko, Kayla and Kamryn
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I am so glad they are here. We will keep you all in our prayers and pray that those precious little girl get healthy soon so they can go home. Can't wait to meet them.
Congratulations! I will also be praying they get stronger soon so they can go home! And for you & Kiko! By they way...Hollie had her baby boy the same day! :)
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