Michelle was discharged from hospital today. It was a very tough day for her because she would be coming home and leaving our boy in the hospital. Before we left the hospital we went to see Bailey and we got the shock of our lives. Bailey's incubator was surrounded by doctors and other staff. When they saw us, one of the doctors broke away from the group and met us before we got to Baileys area. He told us that when Bailey's breathing tube was being suctioned out there had been some blood on the suction pipe and this was a worrying sign. They were not completely certain why the blood was there, it could have been old blood which had pooled in his lungs from the initial trauma of intubation, or it could be fresh blood from a fresh trauma, at this stage they simply could not tell. The doctors had listened to Bailey's breathing and to them it sounded like one lung was getting a better supply of air than the other. To remedy this they repositioned his breathing tube so that there was a clear gap between the end of the tube and the branch from which his lungs separated. At the time we went into the ICU they were waiting for an X-Ray to confirm the position of tube now it had been moved. The doctor assured us that the situation would be closely monitored and any adjustments needed would be made. He also told us that this kind of thing was very common in very small babies and that it was 'worrysome' for the staff. In other words it was a serious turn of events and only time would tell what the outcome would be.

Leaving Bailey to come home that day was extremely hard now that we knew that he was in real danger for the first time. The honeymoon period was very much over.