08/10/2009
Another great day as we saw Sydney two times today! This evening Angela was able to kangaroo with Sydney again for almost two hours! She keeps doing better and better each day. She now weighs 2.4 lounds and has surpassed her birthweight! This is a big accomplishment! She is also breathing room air (has for awhile now) and is on the lowest setting for cpap. She is able to breath with a nasal cannula when she kangaroos. The nurses say she is almost ready to come off of cpap in the next day or two. She could possibly be moving to a less intensive area within the next week or so. One of our nurses is amazed at her progress and how well she tolerates her feeds. The only small setback is that she occasionally has apneas and bradycardias very common for her gestational age. These episodes will eventually go away with time and as her nervous system matures. She seemed very alert tonight and even held her own head up to look at her mom. She had her eyes open almost the whole time. She is also being fed the max (18ml) of mom's milk with supplemental calories to gain weight a little faster. She is responding very well and gained 4 ounces in just a day in a half! Pretty soon she will hit the 3 lb mark! Here are some more pictures...
Another great day as we saw Sydney two times today! This evening Angela was able to kangaroo with Sydney again for almost two hours! She keeps doing better and better each day. She now weighs 2.4 lounds and has surpassed her birthweight! This is a big accomplishment! She is also breathing room air (has for awhile now) and is on the lowest setting for cpap. She is able to breath with a nasal cannula when she kangaroos. The nurses say she is almost ready to come off of cpap in the next day or two. She could possibly be moving to a less intensive area within the next week or so. One of our nurses is amazed at her progress and how well she tolerates her feeds. The only small setback is that she occasionally has apneas and bradycardias very common for her gestational age. These episodes will eventually go away with time and as her nervous system matures. She seemed very alert tonight and even held her own head up to look at her mom. She had her eyes open almost the whole time. She is also being fed the max (18ml) of mom's milk with supplemental calories to gain weight a little faster. She is responding very well and gained 4 ounces in just a day in a half! Pretty soon she will hit the 3 lb mark! Here are some more pictures...
Angela what a beautiful Miracle you have in Sydney. Our prayers are with all of you
ReplyDeleteBeth Thorson