Day 54 of Life - August 11th
It was a big day for the little one today. First off, he now weighs 1460 g (3.219 lbs) and is still enjoying every second of each feed. They have also decided to stop his Aldactazide (the gentle diuretic they have been giving him) and are going to increase his sodium again.
And now for the big news... Little Sha is off the Aladdin! He is now on high flow oxygen (HFO), which they switched him to this morning, and he seems to be tolerating it well. I asked Meow Mix to explain to me...using his last analogy of driving with your head out the window. He told me that the Aladdin is like driving 90 km/h down the highway with your head out the window...and HFO is like driving 90 km/h with the window down, but your head in the car! So, Sha is receiving 75% oxygen, but it is being delivered at a slower rate than before (2 L/min). This is a brillant move on his part and overall, he seems to be enjoying it...although he is still trying to rip the tape off once in awhile!
If he's good, Ma and Pa will get to give him his first bath tomorrow and then Ma is hoping to hold him. And...if he continues to be good, then next week, they may be able to start him on oral feeds!
So, to celebrate this accomplishment, I (of course) had to take some pictures, with the help of his nurse, Super Aras! I think the poor kid is going to start associating me with a bright light!!!
And now for the big news... Little Sha is off the Aladdin! He is now on high flow oxygen (HFO), which they switched him to this morning, and he seems to be tolerating it well. I asked Meow Mix to explain to me...using his last analogy of driving with your head out the window. He told me that the Aladdin is like driving 90 km/h down the highway with your head out the window...and HFO is like driving 90 km/h with the window down, but your head in the car! So, Sha is receiving 75% oxygen, but it is being delivered at a slower rate than before (2 L/min). This is a brillant move on his part and overall, he seems to be enjoying it...although he is still trying to rip the tape off once in awhile!
If he's good, Ma and Pa will get to give him his first bath tomorrow and then Ma is hoping to hold him. And...if he continues to be good, then next week, they may be able to start him on oral feeds!
So, to celebrate this accomplishment, I (of course) had to take some pictures, with the help of his nurse, Super Aras! I think the poor kid is going to start associating me with a bright light!!!
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