Everything is fine at the hospital. Justin got to wear his new camo outfit today (see picture). He is back up to 3 lbs 13 ounces and looks great. Remember, we have to gain weight the "right" way. They are increasing his feedings a little at a time. He was getting 20 mls every three hours and they have started increasing that 1 ml every six hours. The maximum is 26 mls but it will take a little while to get to the max. Justin will have his second brain ultrasound tomorrow but nothing to worry about there. He already had an ultrasound at one week and they didn't see any problems then. They are looking for brain bleeds and the doctor told me that the likelihood of him having a problem at this point is slim to none because he didn't have anything at the first ultrasound. They will check tomorrow and then once more right before he goes home. Also, he is getting an eye exam on Saturday. They are looking for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)...how do you like my vocabulary these days?!? I guess premature babies tend to have eye problems due to the fact they are premature and also because the oxygen can cause their retinas to detach. That is the case in babies that have been ventilated for a LONG time and also babies on high amounts of oxygen for a long time. Nothing to worry about with Justin, but again, better to be safe and check it out. They have a neonatal eye specialist that does the exam. He is coming at 7:30am on Saturday and I don't really want to be there for the exam. Doesn't look like much fun. The nurse said it looks alot worse to the parents than it actually is...so we will just go later after all is said and done.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
He even has cop hair! I love it!
ReplyDelete