Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sunday morning!

Little Emma did not have such a good night. When we had left she had a few Bradys but very early this morning I had the very strong impression to call and check on her. At a little before 5 I shot straight out of bed and called. Emma had two Bradys each requiring minimal assistance, but if you recall she has never  needed assistance before. 

For whatever reason she was not liking things last night. When we first got here this morning she had one more dip before she got her daily dose of caffeine. The doctors and nurses have all told me that this is normal with preemies, however I finally feel like a parent and I worry no matter what. 

She got her dose of caffeine and it's been close to three hours since her last episode. Some other small news; her electrolytes have been a little whacky and yesterday she was put on a sodium bicarbonate. Today her levels have improved but not exactly where they should be so she will receive another round today. 

She has been taken off the uv lights for today but will more than likely be back under them tomorrow. Also some great news, she is getting bumped up to 2 cc of milk now from 1. Hopefully this will help her grow and get nice and big :-) 

Today is the first day I also put our names down for the Ronald McDonald rooms on the other side of the floor. We shall see if we get a room or not. It's first come first serve and also depends how severe a babies illness is. Wish us luck !!

Thanks all for your love and prayers and a special thanks to Andrea our new friend (Michelle's best friend was in our pod last night - she is a NICU nurse here) we really appreciate your kind words and prayers. It was nice knowing you were here with Emma last night. 
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  1. AllisonJune 30, 2013 at 4:26 PM

    Oh rats. I hope that she starts keeping the Brady episodes to a minimum. What an absolute miracle that she is able to be breathing on her own. One thing that Child Life had us do when Grant was born was to take a small piece of fabric and stick in in our shirts while we slept and during the day. They fabric absorbs your own scents and then you can leave it with your baby when you are away from her. It was very comforting for me to know that Grant had something that smelled like me when I was gone. Interestingly, his blood pressure was usually more stable when he had our fabric swatches in his isolette than when they were gone. Maybe you could try it for sweet Emma.

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  2. EmilyJuly 1, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    Thank you for the great advice Allison. That makes great sense and would help little Emma Brielle.

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