Day 14 of Life - July 2nd - Happy 2 weeks!
A few new developments for Sha today... Bad news first... The docs believe that his PDA has re-opened, so he'll likely receive another dose of Indomethacin this week. His blood pressure is in the normal range, so they aren't going to start treatment yet, in the hopes that it will close on its own. Also, they believe that he might have an infection, so they'll restart him on the antibiotics that he was on after he was born. Good news next... They have turned his flow rate down to 15 and he's breathing approximately 60-80 breaths per minute, so only 15 of those are mechanical.
Ma's blood pressure is quite good, although some days its higher than others. Today she says her diastolic (the bottom number) is borderline death...as it is so low!
Ma was the one who got to hold Sha today. There is a lot involved with getting him positioned outside of the incubator... They basically have to unattach all of his lines to get him out of his "prison", which means that he doesn't have the machine breathing for him until they hook him back up. His nurse today was not sure how well he would tolerate the "handling", so many staff were available in case they had to get him back into his incubator quickly. However, little Sha tolerated this very well and was able to sit with Ma for 3 hours. This type of hold is called kangarooing. This is a very important technique, as he is able to stay warm from Ma's body heat and also hears her heart beat, reminding him of when he was still on the inside! Ma reports that she now feels more like a mother.
Hopefully, Pa will be able to kangaroo the little one tomorrow. It will depend on the nurse tomorrow...as this can be a stressful situation for the staff as well...especially considering that he is temporarily unhooked from all life support systems. Stay tuned...if Pa gets to hold him, we'll have pictures!
Ma's blood pressure is quite good, although some days its higher than others. Today she says her diastolic (the bottom number) is borderline death...as it is so low!
Ma was the one who got to hold Sha today. There is a lot involved with getting him positioned outside of the incubator... They basically have to unattach all of his lines to get him out of his "prison", which means that he doesn't have the machine breathing for him until they hook him back up. His nurse today was not sure how well he would tolerate the "handling", so many staff were available in case they had to get him back into his incubator quickly. However, little Sha tolerated this very well and was able to sit with Ma for 3 hours. This type of hold is called kangarooing. This is a very important technique, as he is able to stay warm from Ma's body heat and also hears her heart beat, reminding him of when he was still on the inside! Ma reports that she now feels more like a mother.
Hopefully, Pa will be able to kangaroo the little one tomorrow. It will depend on the nurse tomorrow...as this can be a stressful situation for the staff as well...especially considering that he is temporarily unhooked from all life support systems. Stay tuned...if Pa gets to hold him, we'll have pictures!
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