Sam is doing great on the nose cannulas. He has had only a few minor brady's and desats- nothing to worry about. His meals are up to 25 MLs a feed. He is doing so well on them and gaining weight that they keep upping the limit they will take him to. Sam is also a nice and chunky 2 lbs 11.2 ozs. … [Read more...] about Day 44: October 30
Day 42: October 28 (6 weeks old!)
Mr. Sam does not fail to impress. Overnight, Sam had his PICC line removed and by 9 am, it was decided he was doing so well, that they wanted to take him off CPAP and put him on the nose cannulas full time. As of 8 pm, he was still on the cannulas and doing great. Sam's main day nurse, Laura, … [Read more...] about Day 42: October 28 (6 weeks old!)
Day 43: October 29
Not much to report, so today's post will be image based: And your moment of zen: … [Read more...] about Day 43: October 29
Day 41: October 27
Sam had a so-so night. Apparently he ran a little fever, which got everyone concerned that he had gotten an infection... or it was possible that the temperature gauge in the isolette stopped functioning, and he was being over heated by the bed. To be safe, they drew a bunch of blood to check for … [Read more...] about Day 41: October 27
Day 40: October 26
When I arrived at the hospital, I had a little bit of a scare as Sam's stomach was looking a bit full. His nurse and Theresa were concerned enough to order an XRAY, as a big tummy can be an early sign of NEC (Necrotizing enterocolitis). NEC is the thing we fear the most right now, so it was a bit … [Read more...] about Day 40: October 26
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