Zachary has had a good week. It is hard to put things in perspective but one of the nurses who had been gone a week was amazed at the change.
A week ago he was still in isolation and recovering from his surgery, getting pain meds and other meds through IV. Now he is back in the regular area and totally off meds except for caffeine. In fact all his IVs have been removed, including the PICC line.
A little over one week ago he was only getting 2 mls per feeding, and now he is getting 16. He is still having Bradys (dramatic heart rate slowing) and destats in his oxygenation level but the doctors tell us that will be the case for a while longer. And finally, he is now on a high flow nasal cannula! He is making his own breaths with a little support. The cannula is going to be in for a while but we get to see more of his cute little face.
We are feeling much less stressed because he is currently doing so well. At the back of our minds we know that the rollercoaster ride will continue but for now we are enjoying the calm.
Nadia has also started going to the weekly lunch sessions offered by the hospital. These include talks with the lactation consultant, social worker, nutritionist and other parents. These have been helpful and we have started building relationships with other parents of preemies. It helps to talk to others in this situation. We also attended a class on how to read preemie body language.
Zachary was finally able to meet his Grandpa Winters a few days ago. It was very sweet to see Zachy holding on tightly to Steve's finger.
A week ago he was still in isolation and recovering from his surgery, getting pain meds and other meds through IV. Now he is back in the regular area and totally off meds except for caffeine. In fact all his IVs have been removed, including the PICC line.
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| Sleeping Zachary with a nasal cannula |
We are feeling much less stressed because he is currently doing so well. At the back of our minds we know that the rollercoaster ride will continue but for now we are enjoying the calm.
Nadia has also started going to the weekly lunch sessions offered by the hospital. These include talks with the lactation consultant, social worker, nutritionist and other parents. These have been helpful and we have started building relationships with other parents of preemies. It helps to talk to others in this situation. We also attended a class on how to read preemie body language.
Zachary was finally able to meet his Grandpa Winters a few days ago. It was very sweet to see Zachy holding on tightly to Steve's finger.
Such a cutie! Keep growing stronger Zachie!
ReplyDeleteLove to the Winters family!
Love, Auntie Samantha