Riley Elizabeth was born yesterday, April 16, at 7:51 am. We are so blesssed that she only has a incomplete bilateral cleft lip--her palate is intact!! Praise God!! She does have a small indentation (I'm not sure at this time what to call it) in her gumline on the upper left side, but all looks great. The pediatrician mentioned she "might have a submucosal cleft" but her palate is strong and so is her suck reflex. We started off nursing yesterday and she did great, but during the night decided she wasn't very happy with it. I think she has a tougher time getting a good latch because of her lip, so I'll go ahead with my plan to pump and feed her with the Haberman. She's doing great with the Haberman. She is beautiful and so perfectly sweet. I'll post pictures when we get home tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for all of the prayers--God has certainly answered them!!
Friday, April 17, 2009
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congrats nola! what an awesome blessing that her mouth is better than what you expected. so glad to hear that. can't wait to see pictures!
Congratulations on your sweet baby girl! The palate being ok is fantastic news. I can't wait to see pictures of her on your blog. I found you through Shannon's blog (ABC Frye).
My son Reese was born in January with a complete bilateral cleft lip and palate.
Best wishes to you all. Congrats again!
Congratulations! What a blessing that the palate is intact! I am so happy that all is well and the Lord took care of your feeding worries!
Yeah palate!! yeah palate!! yeah palate!! God is good!! So excited for you. thanks for sharing your pics!!
I am so behind....and so sorry. What a beautiful little girl you have. Congrats to you all....and welcome Riley!!!!! So glad you are here!!!!
I FINALLY realized I'd been following you, but not officially on my dashboard... so I wasn't getting any of your posts. Oh my goodness, I'm so far behind! Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl... I need to catch up now!
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