Steady Progress
After having 2 scarey apnea spells overnight, Emma was started on caffeine again early this morning (as a stimulant, caffeine will help to reduce apnea) and it appears to be working -- she didn't have any other "spells" afterwards. I was actually able to hold her for 2 hours today, which we both enjoyed!
Emma's oxygen requirements were down to 24-28% during the day and her ventilator settings were down to 20 bpm. The team will reduce her vent. settings further to 15 overnight.... if she remains stable, the plan is to switch Emma from the ventilator to a CPAP sometime Friday. While we've been warned that she may not be able to tolerate the CPAP for very long (she may become too tired/weak to breathe entirely on her own) and may need to be re-intubated, even a few hours off the ventilator will be better for her lungs.
Finally, as Emma no longer needs IV feeding (she's now on full feeds of breast milk) and is off antibiotics, her central line was removed today... it was nice to see her finally able to freely move both of her arms without wires and tape :)
Emma's oxygen requirements were down to 24-28% during the day and her ventilator settings were down to 20 bpm. The team will reduce her vent. settings further to 15 overnight.... if she remains stable, the plan is to switch Emma from the ventilator to a CPAP sometime Friday. While we've been warned that she may not be able to tolerate the CPAP for very long (she may become too tired/weak to breathe entirely on her own) and may need to be re-intubated, even a few hours off the ventilator will be better for her lungs.
Finally, as Emma no longer needs IV feeding (she's now on full feeds of breast milk) and is off antibiotics, her central line was removed today... it was nice to see her finally able to freely move both of her arms without wires and tape :)
posted by Laurie at 23:07
2 Comments:
Ohhh... that is such a nice picture... now I really can see how tiny Emma is... she is sooo cute. All the best for all of you. Can't wait to see Emma in person ;o) Franzi
How wonderful to be fully on breast milk. And to hold her so long - beautiful, Laurie. That's a sweet picture of Eric with her, too - she still so tiny, though having such a big dad makes her look even smaller. ;-)
God bless,
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