Remember to breathe!

As I walked in tonight, the nurse was gently rubbing Emma's back. A quick look at the CPAP machine and monitor told me that Emma was having a major "spell". I don't think I've ever seen her oxygen saturation hit 27% before, and I'll be happy if I never see it that low again, although in reality it probably wasn't as bad as some of the spells that cause her heart rate to drop. About ten minutes later she stopped breathing again, so I gently rubbed her back and she immediately started breathing again (she usually comes out of it on her own, but I didn't want to wait and see given the major spell a few minutes prior.)

Emma has been having about one spell per day, but she had four today, so they'll be discussing putting her on caffeine at rounds tomorrow. Remember to breathe Emma!