Eight Weeks Old

Emma celebrated her 8-week birthday by have a quiet, restful day. She was off CPAP (breathing on her own) for 4 hours this afternoon! She's doing better on the nasal canula than anyone anticipated given her BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia - damage to her lungs and the airways in the lungs as a result of being on a respirator for a lengthy period of time). The team will gradually increase the time that she spends on nasal prongs each day... the respiratory tech mentioned today that Emma will likely be on canula all day (and CPAP at night) by the end of next week.

Emma will have another xray of her tummy tomorrow morning... If things continue to look good, her antibiotics will be discontinued and she'll be started back on milk by mid-day.