11:09am
Child I was put on antibiotics 'as a precaution'. She could go from normal to 'almost dying' within a matter of seconds, the mother recalls.
She says staff 'made a big deal' of Child I's stomach. A test was carried out for cystic fibrosis.
The mother had felt the atmosphere in the hospital 'had changed' and she had concerns whether Child I would be able to go home. She asked a nurse if that could be the case, and the nurse replied 'We'll see - she comes off antibiotics on Wednesday, so we'll see'.
11:13am
One day, the mother was sitting there by Child I, when suddenly Child I's oxygen monitor started bleeping. The nurse - not Letby - said it was nothing to worry about, and began fiddling with the monitor.
The mother said when she left that night, things 'didn't feel right', as these had been signs before Child I became very poorly.
The mother was informed overnight Child I's monitor had been switched off as she didn't need it, and her temperature had dropped.
Child I later deteriorated and needed to be resuscitated 'at least 7 or 8 times'.
The hospital believed Child I had a bowel problem. She was not found with a swollen stomach, but was not breathing. The mother believed if the monitors had been kept on, then the situation could've been more closely monitored.
Child I recovered, but with swelling to her stomach and bruising uner her left breast bone.
She 'kept being resuscitated' and the parents were informed about Child I's deteriorations 'every day'.
A doctor told the parents they were concerned Child I 'wouldn't be able to make it.'
11:20am
A couple of days later, Child I had 'picked up, but was told by a nurse that Child I's heart rate was 'still too low', and it was suggested that Child I would be Christened.
The mother said she felt that by Christening her, it would be like giving up, but they didn't.
Following the Christening, Child I's stats dropped and she was transferred by ambulance to Arrowe Park on October 15.
Arrowe Park then told the parents there was 'nothing wrong with her'. The mother felt the staff were 'being rude' and she felt she had to defend the Countess staff as they had to save Child I's life 'time and time again'.
The Arrowe Park doctor told the mother he 'couldn't understand what she was saying'. The nurse said she was going to give Child I some milk, and the mother said 'no, she's nil by mouth'. The nurse apologised and said she hadn't read the chart. The mother was angry at this.
The mother was told Child I was fine, but when the baby was turned over, she collapsed. The mother screamed at the doctor to do something.
The mother said the journeys between the hospitals would 'take it out of' Child I.
Child I improved and was transferred back to the Countess on October 17.
Child I 'didn't look herself' and it was like she was 'looking through me', the mother said to her mother.
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