Tenley - she got a bit adventurous last night and decided that she was done with her assisted breathing machine (ventilator), so she just pulled it out herself...aka, she un-intubated herself. The nurses actually left it out because she was breathing just fine simply being on the CPAP (oxygen) like her brother. Her afternoon kangaroo hold went really well with Mom. She's up to 10CCs of food every 3 hours. On Tuesday, she started being able to sleep on her belly although none of us saw her in this position until Mom saw her today. She, like her bro, prefers the belly laying position. Twice today she was on her belly and actually used the CPAP contraption to flip over onto her back. I think she's a gymnast in the making! On Sunday, I forgot to mention that Dad and Aunt Jen saw her one eye opened slightly for the first time! The same one eye was slightly opened on Monday but yesterday Mom saw both her eyes slightly opened.
Will - Dad did his kangaroo hold tonight. He was doing great until the very end when he started having 3 or 4 Brady's. These Brady's are quite scary for Mommy and Daddy because in that brief moment he stops breathing and has no heart rate. Again, the nurses promise it's common in preemies but he MAY end up back on the ventilator (re-intubated) if it keeps up. He's still on 8CC's of food every 3 hours and is now weighing in more than his original birth weight...2 lbs 3 oz.
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Thanks sis,
ReplyDeleteit's actually intubate for the venilators, they are always incubated in their little incubators!
Rebecca I'm so glad you finally were able to hold both of your baby's! The smile on your face says it all. They are both so gorgeous. Don't hurry back to work enjoy them. Jenn
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like Tenley has a mind of her own! I'm glad to hear she seems to be growing stronger every day. Knowing that Brady's are common in preemies may be helpful, but I agree that they're still scary. Keep up the Kangaroo Care because it can be enormously helpful.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading the updates on these beautiful babies every day. I'm glad to hear they are doing so well. I continue to keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteHi Becky and Bill. I'm going to try and post a comment again. Hopefully it works. It's wonderful being able to read about the babies every day. Sounds like it's a roller coaster ride but they are both doing well. Jenny says hello also. She had to put fingers down two days ago. he was 18
ReplyDeleteJanet and Jenny