Day 2 of Life - June 20th
Ma is coming down off the drugs. They removed her catheter this morning and is up and moving around more. Last night, they had her stand up and she took 5 hits of morphine, but she stood up! Of course, then she had to have a nap! Ma still isn't up to visitors yet, but is very much getting back to herself. Although, she is very glad, since she has her own room now.
She got to go see Sha for the first time since his birth, but was only allowed to see him for a few seconds (he's still not allowed visitors). Since she works in the hospital, some of the staff took a few pictures of him and Ma has them hanging beside her bed in her room.
She has started pumping for milk and although not totally successful yet, is making progress. The breast milk will be very healthy for Sha, so she feels like she is helping him.
The nurses have found a cot for Pa, so he's going to come and stay at the hospital with Ma for a few days. They'll both be close to Sha and will be able to support eachother.
Sha has had a set-back. Last night, they had to put him on a high-frequency ventilator (HFV) to maintain his oxygen levels in his blood. This is a stronger ventilator than the one he was on before. They suspect that he has a pulmonary hemorrhage, which means that his lungs are bleeding. This is common in preterm babies, as their systems are not yet mature enough to be outside of mom's body. Their little blood vessels are very weak and can rupture easily from the stress of being outside of the womb.
Along with pulmonary hemorrhage, often comes a brain bleed. They are going to do a head ultrasound this afternoon to check for a hemorrhage, but they won't be surprised if there is one.
She got to go see Sha for the first time since his birth, but was only allowed to see him for a few seconds (he's still not allowed visitors). Since she works in the hospital, some of the staff took a few pictures of him and Ma has them hanging beside her bed in her room.
She has started pumping for milk and although not totally successful yet, is making progress. The breast milk will be very healthy for Sha, so she feels like she is helping him.
The nurses have found a cot for Pa, so he's going to come and stay at the hospital with Ma for a few days. They'll both be close to Sha and will be able to support eachother.
Sha has had a set-back. Last night, they had to put him on a high-frequency ventilator (HFV) to maintain his oxygen levels in his blood. This is a stronger ventilator than the one he was on before. They suspect that he has a pulmonary hemorrhage, which means that his lungs are bleeding. This is common in preterm babies, as their systems are not yet mature enough to be outside of mom's body. Their little blood vessels are very weak and can rupture easily from the stress of being outside of the womb.
Along with pulmonary hemorrhage, often comes a brain bleed. They are going to do a head ultrasound this afternoon to check for a hemorrhage, but they won't be surprised if there is one.
posted by Like duh! @ 1:29 p.m.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home