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Help us stay close to our baby boy in the NICU

  • Day 20

      3 December 2025
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    Day 20 - Dunedin NICU

    The last few days baby has been very unsettled, he’s been having very deep bradys (heart rate dropping from 170s to 30-40), followed by a drop in respiratory rate and then a drop in O2 saturation. Some days having around 30 events and most needing intervention and a couple needing to be given manual breaths with a neo-puff (tiny baby resuscitation machine). The last 24 hours have been much better. Baby has been self reverting the events and they have become less frequent. We are still hoping for a transfer, fingers crossed it happens next week. We have been away from home now for over a month and it’s getting harder and harder day by day.

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  • Day 10

      23 November 2025
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    Baby is doing well, he’s come off all supplementary IV nutrients now and is only running fluids through his PICC to keep the line open for his final few doses of antibiotics. Fingers crossed the PICC can come out on Monday and then he’ll only be on bubble CPAP to help him breathe. Today was weigh in day and… he’s now 1 whole kg! This is a criteria for transfer back to Palmerston North, so that’s one ticked off! Wahoo!! Go baby! Get us home!

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    • 26/11/2025 by Katie

      Thanks for the update Brooke & Sarah, 1 kilo woohoo! Bet his big brothers can't wait to meet him 🥰

  • Day Five

      18 November 2025
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    Baby Edmonds has made it to day five! Yesterday was very touch and go, he had many procedures which put a lot of pressure on him. Today was a better day although we have a positive for infection. He’s on antibiotics and still lots of fluids, he’s increasing his milk feeds daily which is a step towards weaning off some fluids. Currently we are just taking each day as it comes. It’s hard and we aren’t out of the woods yet but thank you so much to everyone who has donated. This means Sarah and I can stay with him in the NICU and relieves some of the financial pressures at this time. We are so appreciative and grateful for the support.

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    • 19/11/2025 by Carol

      thank you so much for keeping us updated thinking of you all love to you all xo

  • The first 24 hours

      14 November 2025
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    Baby Edmonds’ first 24 hours have been so good!

    The NICU team say he’s exceeding their expectations for a premmie born at 26 weeks, he’s had skin to skin with both māmās, and is starting to dabble with drops of colostrum in his NG tube. He’s very tiny, but has been making big moves, he’s a strong little guy!

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