Blake ripped off his ventilator tube today. That was a sign for the doctors that he's ready to come off of it. Now he's using a CPAP which gives oxygen and makes it easier for him to breathe but does not breathe for him. Doc said that's a big step for him, but doesn't mean that he won't go back on the vent. Sometimes premies don't have the rib / chest cavity muscles to breathe on their own for a long time. They can get tired the nurses told me and have to work up to it. Everything else with him is the same. He got another transfusion today.
Jared is still on the oscillator but off his blood pressure medicine completely for now. That's progress too though it'd be great if he could get off the oscillator. He's looking a bit bloated and jaundiced. Lasic (?), the diuretic should help that. They gave him some tummy time today. I can tell he hates that big rigid tube sticking into his mouth and into his trachea...
I can tell we'll be spending lots more time at the NICU once J & B get a little more solid. I got to touch Jared's head yesterday and hold Blake's pacifier in today. So fun.
2 comments:
That's a lot of tubes for your tiny little babies! No wonder they are tired of them! It sounds like they are in good hands though. Thanks for keeping us updated. :-)
I'm so glad Jared's bloodpressure is under control, because that was so scary! Now work those little lungs buddy! Hopefully the tummytime will help, it helped Y tremendously!
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