The Last Couple of Days 4-25-08

Hi Everyone,

Maddie is still doing great. We have tried to keep her stimulation to a minimum all week since she had a rough Monday. Every little thing can affect a preemie in either a positive or negative way and they just can't handle more than one thing at a time. So minimal stim is best.

She is doing great. She is up to 2.2cc/hr on her feeds and will go up to 2.5 at 2am tomorrow morning. She has had an increase in brady's and desats since going back on the regular flow nasal cannula so they are counting them. If she reaches so many in a 24hr period they will return her to the vapotherm (a higher flow). Other than that she has been a great little girl. No other true concerns this week.

Cardiology will be following up with some more x-rays in the next few days and will do an echo. She does have a couple of holes in her heart, some normal some not so normal, but still common in preemies. They are not causing any big problems and the cardiologist is not concerned right now. We will know more about this after the follow up, comparing old x-rays to new to see what the story is.

She has gained weight. She now weighs 1lb 11oz and is 12 3/4in long! "Milk, does a body good!"

And check out the red hair!

Thanks for checking up on us!