My Last Trimester in Rome

Day 4 post birth

Hi...just to let you know...I should be back to work on March 27th if
not earlier. I will not be back to the U.S. until the first week of
January.
I checked out of the hospital today. I am still in a lot of pain but
doing better. I can't take any pain med's because of breast feeding.
I am doing o.k. however Nicolas is heating up underneath a big lamp
right now to try to take away his jaundice. The one miracle in this
whole situation is that he was born with fully developed lungs and
breathes on his own without any help unlike all the other babies he is
with. i did get bad news last night that during a routine ultrasound of
his brain they foudn white spots showing early stages of inflammation.
He likely has viral meningitis. They are treating him with an
experimental drug that I will know if it works in 4 days. The meningitis
was the reason he came early. I must have had an injury or caught an
infection before I came here. I will never know how or when this
happened to me though. I had no symptoms or problems during my
pregnancy.

I have to say if you have to have a baby in foreign City pick Rome. They
have treated me so well. I owe so much to so many people for their
kindness and great care to me and most do not even speak English.

I am next door to St. Peter's Basilica where I go to church every
morning before my first visit. I stay in a hotel now walking distance
from the hospital. I have learned to do my laundry here and shop at the
market. Hoping all this activity will keep me busy and my mind off of
Nicolas.

I will keep u posted. Take care and I do hope to see all of you in
January. You have no idea how much I want to come home.
-georgina

posted by Tonto @ 1:18 PM