Today was an emotional day. During kangaroo time, the nurse had Jacob latch on my breast as he was feeding through the tube. It was an amazing feeling though he wasn't sucking much at all. At one point, he had quite a bit of milk in his mouth, but he spat it right out. The nurses say that sucking, swallowing, and breathing at the same time is a difficult task for him right now. Hopefully, it'll happen within the next couple of weeks.
Jacob was switched into a new isolette on the 2nd. Since then, his temperature has been fluctuating and it concerns us. On top of that, his oxygen level was all over the charts today. The nurse kept telling us not to worry because the new machines were off, but we couldn't help it. It's what we rely on to signal whether he needs additional attention or not. The alarm went off every couple of minutes and we were tense the WHOLE day. We don't like that isolette at all. We hope they give him a different one.
Jacob's milk intake is now 21.5 mL. We called a few minutes ago and the nurse told us that he didn't have any residual from his last feeding, so that's a great thing. His A's and B's are farther apart. He didn't have any overnight and that is wonderful! It was hard to tell if he had any today b/c the machine kept going off. Again, very stressful.
I hope tomorrow will be a better day than today.
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2 comments:
Sopha-
I think about the three of you often. You are in my thoughts and prayers and your journey through this rocky time. Let the Lord be your guide. I can't imagine what your going through, but wanted to let you know that our family is praying for yours!
Nancy
It sounds like he is doing very well. I understand that each unexpected event is stressful but overall he is doing remarkably well. We wish we could be there!
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