18/10/2025
Postpartum update:
Yesterday evening kinder had a dry coughing spell that lasted a couple minutes and right before bed she was trembling. Since we were gonna be up a lot throughout the night, feeding Milo and my own baby (Jeremiah), we decided to just monitor her closely. At Milo’s first nursing he was only able to feed for 25 minutes (he’s been averaging 60 minutes) before Kinder was completely dry. I initially thought Leo was just hogging all the milk during the time Milo has to be separated. However Norman walked her to her feed bowl and she ate plenty and didn’t drink anything. So I checked her skin hydration and she was definitely dehydrated but wasn’t drinking for whatever reason. This was around 3:30 am so since she wasn’t in critical condition (still active, not struggling to breath, good gum color) we decided to get some fluids in her and call the vet at a more appropriate time of day. We were able to get her to drink some watered down chicken broth. We then separated both of her babies from her so Leo didn’t hog her limited supply while Milo was away. 3 hours later we gave her babies back and then went straight to nursing. She didn’t look as thin as she generally does after giving birth. So around 7:00 am I called the vet and game them her symptoms. TLC Vet Care got us in at 8:15 am. Dr Craig said based on her symptoms, her best guess is that Kinder has retained a placenta. This is based on her stomach feeling “doughy” and abnormally colored discharge. She said if that is indeed what is happening we caught it early since she doesn’t have a fever yet (no infection) and is acting fine otherwise. They gave her an IV for hydration, an antibiotic to keep possible infections at bay and, recommended a milk/karo syrup mix to get some contractions going again so she will hopefully pass the alleged placenta on her own without having to have a c-section. She seems to be overall doing well. She doesn’t act any differently but still is refusing water.
Milo’s update:
On another note Milo’s stitch fell off and he has healed up nicely. 🙏🏻 He is cleared to go back with his momma and brother full time. 😃