First we did a hearing check. With a rather high tech tiny machine they play low sounds into the baby's ear and then detects if the ear is working as it should. Perhaps the machine was a little bit too high tech, since it took quite a while for the staff to get it going, and then it actually only worked on Elin. The analysis on Oscar and Filip came out inconclusive. So we'll have to go back in a month or so.
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| Filip is having his ear checked. |
Finally a doctor examined all three and decided we no longer need any regular check-ups the hospital. So we are now formally discharged from the hospital! A final small concern is how Oscar is eating (he sometimes eats too little and very slow), and if this continues to be an issue, we may have to go back. But that is up to us to decide.
The local health care center will probably be able to provide the care we will need over the coming months. We will be transferred into their care now, doing the check-ups that are done on any child there. We will however go back to the hospital for an evaluation in six weeks.
So now we are on our own, "trusted" in deciding for ourselves when and how to feed our babies, and so on. It all feels a bit scary, but most of all it's a relief! So now we're at home for real.
Today we also said good bye to grandpa Björn, how left for home after ten days with us. That ends a period of 27 days during when the children's grandparents have stepped in, taking turns in helping us, taking care of Ludvig and Siri, and (during the last week) supporting us all back home. Thank you, all! Your help has been invaluable! We now have to manage on our own for 28 hours, before grandma Margareta returns for ten more days! ;-)
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