Katie Whitehorn - premature baby, NICU & dog being the second baby!

Episode 6 – Katie Whitehorn

Katie and her partner had discussed having a baby in the future, but Corey had other plans and suitably then didn’t want to wait to enter the world.

Katie's waters broke at 28 weeks whilst on their baby moon up in another state. She made her way to the hospital where the Doctor told her she wasn't leaving Brisbane without a baby(!!)

She then went into labour with Corey at 30 weeks, and because Corey was breech, she had a caesarean section. Because he was premature, they then had to stay in Brisbane whilst he was in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).

Two months later, Katie made her way back to Sydney with the baby and one of the nurses on a commercial flight, and was then transferred to St George Private for further care.

Once home, Katie and Corey didn’t enjoy trying to establish breastfeeding after he'd been fed by pumped breastmilk the entirety of his life, and decided to proceed with formula as it was best for the Corey and Mumma.

Corey was diagnosed with bilateral kidney dysplasia, meaning his kidneys have cysts in place of filters. He is currently under the care of Sydney Children's hospital and is undergoing further tests to understand his condition further.

Katie went back to work at 6 months and is happy with her decision to do so – particularly during covid times and being unable to enjoy typical, covid free maternity leave activities such as meeting with other mums, kids playing etc. Katie also adds that it does help that Corey is (and always has been!) such a great sleeper.

Katie's dog Thor the chihuahua isn't particularly enthralled by the arrival of Corey given he now has to share his mum, which then doesn’t give Katie a break cause if she's not being a mum to Corey, she's mumming the dog!

Join me for this brave and inspirational story, with huge thanks to Katie for opening up about her journey!

And remember you are not alone; it's OK to not be OK. We're in this together and Mumma, YOU got this!

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