Dear Samuel,
Not much change again today.
We had your first ever Care Conference today with your doctor. Here is the Reader's Digest version:
Not much change again today.
We had your first ever Care Conference today with your doctor. Here is the Reader's Digest version:
- You are doing awesome for being so little and having RSV.
- Only about two things that the staff is paying attention to (Well not really, but two BIG things):
- Weight - You need to get bigger!! The goal is about 20 to 30 grams a day. The bigger you get, the more we can turn down the humidity and temperature in your isolette and put clothes on you finally! This way you can show us how well you can regulate your own body temperature, meaning you can be switched over to a crib; meaning we can hold you whenever we want when we are in the NICU
- Respiration - The goal is to wean you off of your vent that gives you respirations (There's a highly technical term for this that is escaping me right now) and eventually move you to a different contraption that would give you JUST O2. After that, we want to wean you off of the oxygen and have you do this whole breathing thing on your own. Once that happens in conjunction with your weight we can get you in a crib and ultimately take you home (There's obviously a lot more to it than that before we can take you home, but I said it's the Reader's Digest version).
Your O2 settings were down again today! This was the first time since you were born that you were in the 20%'s....You were set as low as 27% today, and were sitting around 30% for most of the day/night. We are moving in the right direction, pal.
As of this post, your weigh-in hasn't happened. Hoping we will be pleasantly surprised tomorrow and can have your 2 pound party.
I'm sure I may have forgotten something from the care conference, but your Mom will remind me and I can edit the post. That's why we keep her around, she lets us know when we forget to do something ;)
Love,
Mom and Dad
P.S. - Seems you are becoming quite the escape artist lately. Today's picture shows how momma found you when she came to see you today. You are doing really well without the chin strap when you are on your tummy and sides, but when you are on your back you tend to let your mother hang open. As they keep weaning down the pressure on your cpap you should be able to wear your strap less and less.
P.S. - Seems you are becoming quite the escape artist lately. Today's picture shows how momma found you when she came to see you today. You are doing really well without the chin strap when you are on your tummy and sides, but when you are on your back you tend to let your mother hang open. As they keep weaning down the pressure on your cpap you should be able to wear your strap less and less.
