The last couple of days have been great for both Adam and Mia.
Adam though still on his oxygen is tolerating well the gradual decrease in O2 concentration in his cannula. They really can't turn his flow down anymore because it is between .01 and .025 (nothing more than a whisp). His %O2 is steady between 40-60 (room air is 21%). He was even able to nurse yesterday 2X for 20min once without his oxygen at all. He has more difficulty with his bottle though and used his O2 with bottle feedings. He still frequently pulls the cannula out of his nose and when he does we just leave it out as long as his blood O2 levels are good. His weight now is appx 5lb13oz. He continues to show his patience (maybe too much patience with the whole breathing thing) as the nurses work with him. He complains only briefly and calms easily. He is also our more animated one at the moment as you can tell by the pictures. Several nurses have called him their little gentleman.
Mia - Mia no longer has her feeding tube in which makes her completely assistance free, YEAH! She is allowed to eat as much as she wants (until they are off all assistance, i.e. breathing/feeding, they are given specific feeding volumes and are not given much past that). She was also able to nurse yesterday several times and did great even taking 1/2 of her normal feeding from a bottle after 15-20min nursing. She will still have to be bottle fed regularly as sometimes she gets tired still and she also takes vitamins which are mixed into milk for some feedings. Her bottle feedings are no longer supplemented with calories either and her weight has reached 4lb14oz.
Now for the "Bitter Sweet" part. Mia will in all likelihood be coming home in the next 2-3days. Milina and are were asked to plan to stay overnight at the hospital Mon or Tue evening. When you take a preemie home you spend the night in the hospital with your child in your room and if the baby responds well you go home. We are excited about the possibility but obviously would like them to come home together. Not to mention it takes more planning to care for Mia at home while also making sure we spend as much time as possible with Adam in the hospital. We hope Adam will follow closely, coming home with his oxygen is still a possibility but they would rather send him home with nothing.
Mia and Adam's Age
About Me
- JothMilina
- Milina and I were married in 2000. Milina is working from home part time for Allstate Insurance and loves being at home. Jonathan is still working at Barkman and Smith Physical Therapy, a private practice PT clinic, and doing a little bit of home health PT evaluations in spare time.
2 comments:
You're right, that is bittersweet! It would be difficult to take care of both children how you would like to when they're in different places! Hopefully, I'll get to come meet them soon though! Come on Adam!
I remember too well crying happy and sad tears when Joshua came home a month earlier than Jacob. I admit that I cried a lot the whole time, but that month of traveling back and forth was also very tiring. I'll be praying. You will make it work, obviously you have to, and it really does help you kind of get in the swing things having one baby at home at a time. Time will pass quickly friends, it doesn't feel like it but it really will be soon that you'll have your babies home and all will be well. You won't get any rest for the next year, though. Hard to imagine right now your little tiny ones at 20 lbs crawling super fast through the house, getting into everyting, isnt' it? That's not far away though, I promise!!! I'm thrilled Mia's coming home and I have every confidence that Adam will be there quickly. Hang in there!!
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