Friday, Day 39 June 22

Abigail and Natalie are doing great. They really enjoyed their visit from Poppy and Nanny:-)

Natalie:

It seemed Natalie just needed a little rest. She is doing great. I'm not sure exactly on the time line, but a few days ago, she did develop what appeared to be a bladder or urinary tract infection. They started her on antibiotics again. Her blood pressure was also a little low again and she wasn't peeing so they put her on a little dopamine - just 3 mics. When we saw her last night, she was doing much better. Her vent settings were very low. The nurse said they were low enough to put her back on the CPAP, but that they would probably wait another day to let her recover. She started peeing (a lot!) and her blood pressure was better. She really was doing much better.

Abigail:
Abby is just moving right along. She's been so feisty and strong. When I held her, she lifted her head off my chest. A few days ago, she managed to move herself partly off her little nest. We are so proud of her!!

I checked in with the NICU at 1:30pm today:
Natalie:
- given a little extra caffeine and they are hoping to put her back on the CPAP in a few hours!
- she is off her dopamine as of about 11:30am
- they haven't started feeding her yet - maybe tomorrow
- her weight last night was 831g (about 1lb 131/2 oz!)

Abby:
- her O2 is about 22% - just over room air
- the nurse said she was very active - knocking off her mask and moving around!
- they are increasing her feeds to 5.7 ml 2hr on/2 hr off. That means they give 5.7ml per hour for two continuous hours. Then she has 2 hours to digest it. So she actually gets 11.4 ml. She's been doing really great with her feeds.
- The feeds are working since her weight last night was 948g (2lb 2-3oz)!!
- she is having few desats and they are minimal when they happen

The nurses say that one day they will just "take off" and start growing and growing. Let's keep praying that is just around the corner!