Fork in the road
I just spoke to the NICU and while Emma's still holding her own, she's having a bit of a tough time. Overnight they had to increase her oxygen concentration and bump up the Bi-PAP to provide 20 extra breaths per minute. She's tolerating feeds well, her lungs look better on the xray, and everything else is fine, so the only concern right now is respiration. At this point she appears to be at a fork in the road: If she gets any worse, she'll need to be intubated again for a while, if she she improves she won't.
It's important to remember that she's only at 29 weeks, still 11 weeks until her "due" date. She's only been breathing on her own for a day now, and it's hard work. It's just going to take her some time to build up stamina. If she does need to be re-intubated, it will likely only be for a short time.
It's important to remember that she's only at 29 weeks, still 11 weeks until her "due" date. She's only been breathing on her own for a day now, and it's hard work. It's just going to take her some time to build up stamina. If she does need to be re-intubated, it will likely only be for a short time.
posted by Eric at 09:14
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Poor wee thing. Maybe a little temporary help is just the thing she needs to get her over this hump. Thinking of you all.
For 29 weeks, she's doing wonderfully - seems she's come so far in 5 weeks. We're still praying for her every day.
Taking the hint from your parents, Happy Anniversary, Laurie & Eric! This is one you'll always remember. I hope the two of you and Michaela are all holding up well - bigs hugs to all.
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