Weekend Update Part 3 06/05/2011
Mary has made a lot of progress this weekend, which we are so thankful for! On Friday when we were there she was still getting oxygen through a nasal canula, but was doing well with that. Saturday morning we arrived to find Mary in the same room as her brother and sister! It was so nice being able to keep an eye on all of them at the same time! It was also nice because it gave us a chance to hold all three at once! Saturday afternoon the on-call doctor came by to check on Mary and decided to change things up a bit. They took her off of the apnea bed and started giving her oxygen straight into the isolette instead of using the nasal canula. They also put her in clothes and swaddled her. Prior to these changes she'd had a few episodes but they were hoping that by changing things up she might start to improve. They were going to keep an eye on her and see how she did. While we were there Saturday she did great! Her oxygen saturation stayed up around 100% most of the time! Today when we arrived Mary was still doing really well. The nurse said she'd had a few little episodes but had been able to bring herself back up pretty quickly each time. She is getting 18 mL of milk at each feeding, which is the most she's allowed to get right now. As her weight increases they'll continue to increase how much she gets. Her current weight is 2 lbs 5.5 ounces. While she's gained a decent amount of weight, she really hasn't grown that much. So, we're hoping that now that she's on full feeds she'll start to grow more. We love the progress we're seeing so far! She's doing so much better and we just pray that it continues! CommentsLeave a Reply |
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