The good news - and tiny milestones: Mary Louise weighed in at 2.4 pounds this morning. She could be retaining some fluid due to the oscilator she is on but that puts her past the 2 pound mark. She is also starting to open her eyes - the night nurses noticed and reported to Brent when he visited them before work.
I went in this afternoon for a visit and to speak with the doctor. They switched both babies back to the newer type of ventilator as they weren't benefiting much from the oscilators and their urine out put had decreased once more. Mary Louise's picked up a bit last night but David's has decreased and they are hoping it picks up again this evening. He is still de-sating on his oxygen when the nurses do anything to him - normal for a baby of his size but a concern all the same. He also gets overstimulated very easily so we are still not allowed to touch him. I've held his little hand once since he was born - it's becoming more and more difficult for me to stare at him through plastic - although I understand the reasons.
The doctor was more pleased with them than he was last week - he is very concerned about David's PDA and says he may need surgery. He continues to be more positive about Mary Louise and puts David as "slightly more on the negative side". We'll see what tomorrow brings - hopefully lots of urine!
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Hang in there, y'all! I know you must be ecstatic about the test results you received yesterday - such a sigh of relief that their brain scans are negative so far!
ReplyDeleteHannah
all right, little ones, lets have some seriously wet diapers!!
ReplyDeleteso great that mary louise is over 2 lbs! she is practically huge :)
prayers for lots of pee :) and less desats for david!
heather harper
Glad to hear more good news! ok this is a first... tonight God will hear me praying for PEE for David. Yay for Mary over 2 lbs, you go girl! THnaks for keeping us posted. I think and pray for all of you all day waiting for my update. I will be waiting to hear good things tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteSo looking forward to every update. Miss you all. Good luck with good urine output. Thinking or you and praying for you always. All Love.xxxxoooo
ReplyDeleteso happy for the good news! Yeah Mary Louise for the 2 lbs!!
ReplyDeleteThinking about you! All my love!