Having a baby in the NICU is the most stressful thing I've ever experienced. The ups and downs, the bleeping and bleating, the levels rising and falling. There is no such thing as constancy.
Preterm babies don't breathe regularly and they often have "spells" or apnea episodes. Greyson had a couple last night. He really hasn't had many, but the fact that he has had any freaks me out. I just want my little baby to breathe.
He has also had trouble keeping his blood gas levels where they want them. His CO2 levels are higher then they like to see. So he may be on the CPAP for awhile longer. We were hoping to get him off of that and on to the high-flow nasal cannula by today. I'm still hoping that by the end of the week they will move him off the CPAP. But whatever it takes to keep my baby breathing.
He is also having some residual food in his stomach after a feeding. He is getting 30ml every 3 hours and they only want 10% residuals. Yesterday he was having residuals of 14, 12 and 8. But then he had a big BM and his residuals dropped to 4 and then 3. So we think he was just "backed up". I'm glad it was an easy fix and that he took care of things on this own, but I hate worrying about all of this.
Having a baby in the NICU is stressful and can make a girl crazy.
2 comments:
I have been watching for your posts on BabyCenter. I'm glad you shared your blog with everyone. I have been praying for you and your family every day. Greyson is such a handsome little man, and I can't wait for you to be able to take him home! Good luck and may God bless each of you! He is JUST precious!
I can only imagine the stress. Our first was admitted to the NICU for jaundice (the same day they discharged me - nice). Even though she had nowhere near the issues of the other tiny babies - and at a full-term 7lb, 3oz was HUGE in comparison - I was freaking out and it was so awful to have to go home wuthout her.
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