• Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Tales of The Anti-Preemie

Following Sam as he grows and his impact on our family

  • Home
  • About
  • Press
  • All Posts

Day 23: October 9

October 10, 2010 by melragent Leave a Comment

I will be brief tonight as, honestly, I am just spent.  After the roller coaster of the past few days, I woke up this morning beat down, and my morning call to the NICU just sent that into overdrive.  After having an OK day yesterday, Sam took a pretty bad turn during the night.  They had to up his oxygen levels but that did not stop him from having a number of apnea and brady events.  By the morning, Sam was really not doing well.  He had a major desaturation (down to 24) and despite vigorous stimulation, he had to be bagged to get him breathing again.  I managed to call right when all this was happening.  By the time I made it to the hospital at 11, Sam was back on SiPAP and doing so so.

The theory is that Sam is just pooped.  Between the infection in his body and the fact that he is a preemie, his body is just tired out.  Everyone tried to leave him alone today, only touching him when necessary.  I spent 4 hours just sitting next to him and talking to him.  When i left he was pretty stable, and I will just have to have faith that he will stay that way over night.

I never ever again want to hear that he had to be bagged to get him breathing again.  That was just more than I could bare.

As I had no moment of zen today, and I can not provide one to you.  Hopefully Sam will have a more stable day tomorrow and I will be able to take some pictures of him.

  • share:
  • Recommend on Facebook
  • Pin it on pinterest
  • Share with Stumblers
  • Tweet about it
  • Subscribe to the comments on this post
  • Tell a friend

Related posts:

Singing to Soothe the Savage Preemie

Filed Under: Life in the NICU

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

About Me

I’m Melissa. My life was turned upside down when my second child, Sam, was born just 24 weeks into my pregnancy. This is our continuing story. Memoir about our experiences due out Nov 2, 2021

Follow Me

  • Become a Fan Become a Fan
  • RSS feed RSS feed
  • Tweet with me Tweet with me

From the Gallery

Irene unwrapping her Santa gift Dr. Sam 9 - Two years old - 26 lbs

Categories

Footer

Recent Comments

  • Amy Harter on Welcome to PTSD Season
  • Linda Goldfarb on Welcome to PTSD Season
  • Sam on Day 13: September 29

See Us on Sutter Health’s TV Ad

Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Sam

© 2021 · Melissa Harris

»
«