Debbie & Beth arrived for a return visit and brought some Bumbo seats amongst other things. They are great and of course very easily washed.
Jacinta is now one month old and a very dainty little girl who likes to feed little but often.....and very slowly. She tends to have colic in the evenings so we give the Carers a break and walk the floor with her.
We have had several new babies and two abandoned babies within a week. One mother gave birth in a clinic and asked the Doctor whether it would be better to abandon her baby with him or take it elsewhere. He didn't take her seriously but she met a mother coming in to the clinic, asked her to hold the baby and scarpered. That lady has taken it that God has given her the child and even though she is a widow with 1 year old twins, she wants to bring her up. We have found the Biological mother and will sit with the two ladies to work out plans for the future. The Biological mum's situation is too difficult for her to have the baby right now.
Maureen is our latest prem and 0.8 kilos. You can see how small she is compared to the biro beside her.
She was put straight on the CPAP machine and is doing well so far.
A visiting team came to the Diocese from Manchester area. They did a lot of very useful practical jobs including checking the wiring in the Medical Centre - we had no earthing at all!, replaced tin chimneys in the kitchen with brick ones, painted railings, did wonderful things and teaching on the computer and painted a gorgeous mural on the ward wall which really lifts the room.
A chair for Molly. Leonard and I have managed to fit in making two chairs in the last few months. Molly is a delightful girl with cerebral palsy. She has very loving parents. They have no furniture and Molly moans and cries continuously if left lying on the floor. The mother is expecting another baby in July and did not know how she was going to cope. Fortunately Molly is happy in her chair although they musn't keep her in it for too long.
