Though not technically due until April 17, micro-preemie baby Dougie has already been in the world for the past three months, fighting for his life in the Vancouver Women91裸聊视频檚 Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Douglas 91裸聊视频淒ougie91裸聊视频� Mounce weighed just 2.2 pounds when he was born extremely early on Jan. 8 at just 25 weeks old to first time parents Julie Foster and Connor Mounce, embarking the new family on a stressful journey.
91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 definitely been a lot of scary days, thankfully less of them now, but still moments here and there. He is doing really good, all things considered,91裸聊视频� Julie said, with Dougie now over four times his birth weight at 8lbs 11oz.
There is still a long road ahead, but it has finally led them a bit closer to home after spending the past three months at the hospital in Vancouver.
91裸聊视频淥n Saturday the stars finally aligned and we were flown to Kelowna to finish out the rest of our stay in the NICU here,91裸聊视频� Julie said in an April 8 Facebook post.
That puts them much closer to their families and support system as both grew up in Sicamous but recently moved to Tappen. Though the transfer to Kelowna is a positive step, she added that the past month had been particularly stressful on the 91裸聊视频減reemie rollercoaster,91裸聊视频� with Dougie experiencing a lot of bradycardia (low heart rate) and low oxygen levels in his blood.
Julie said now, however, he seems to be doing OK off oxygen, and they91裸聊视频檙e focusing on breastfeeding so they can remove the feeding tube.
91裸聊视频淲e are on step four of a 12-step plan, but we91裸聊视频檝e been stuck on this step for four days now so I don91裸聊视频檛 really know how long we expect it to take,91裸聊视频� she added. 91裸聊视频淚 sure wish I had a more concrete answer on what the next steps are, but one thing I91裸聊视频檝e learned through this is that things happen when they happen.91裸聊视频�
For the past three months, Julie and Connor91裸聊视频檚 time has been fully dedicated to Dougie, with both constantly at his side in hospital. Though the move to Kelowna has allowed them to each have a quick visit home while the other stays with the baby, they continue to be unable to work as they navigate this journey, so Connor91裸聊视频檚 sister Paige Mounce started a GoFundMe account to help cover costs and accumulating household bills.
The fund is currently at $4,876 of the $7,500 goal, but as there91裸聊视频檚 no estimated date Dougie will be released, they appreciate the continued support.
91裸聊视频淲e look forward to91裸聊视频� getting to go home and getting settled into our new life as a family of three,91裸聊视频� Julie said in Facebook post. 91裸聊视频淚 know Connor is looking forward to getting back to work on his business, but the reality is that just aren91裸聊视频檛 there quite yet.91裸聊视频�
Donations can be made on the GoFundMe website under , allowing them to focus on their little fighter.
91裸聊视频淗e is a tough little guy indeed,91裸聊视频� Julie said. 91裸聊视频淎nd we are so proud of him.91裸聊视频�
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