Isabella April 16, 2009

8 am - I have been pumping and we have been taking the breastmilk to the NICU every three hours for Ella. She has been tolerating the feedings well & is pooping and peeing well. The neonatologist has been great! He showed us the chest x-rays and the one today showed that the fluid has has cleared from Isabella's lungs. Her labs look good as well. The goal is to increase her feedings and decrease the IV fluids as tolerated. They also want to wean the amount of oxygen she is receiving and eventually try humidified oxygen with a nasal cannula!

1 pm - Ella is looking better and better each time we see her! Her respirations are slowing down and she is getting a whopping 10 ml's of breastmilk/formula every 3 hours.

11 pm - No nasal cannula yet but she still looks great! She continues to tolerate the feedings well. I continued to pump for Ella and we take it to her every 3 hours. We also have been checking her temperature and changing her tiny diapers. We were disappointed that she wasn't on the nasal cannula yet but we have to trust that the Dr.'s and nurses are doing what is best for her. Ella began showing us her feistiness & got mad a few times when we change her. It was fine with us because she never really cried a lot after she was born. This means she is getting stronger, but her oxygen saturation decreases when she does and takes a minute to recover. Our hope that she will be on the nasal cannula tomorrow!