Update 06-06-10
Tiffany and I just talked to the doctor and inquired about John’s departure home. He informed us that the monitor will be read tomorrow at 1:00PM and if the doctor on duty decides from the information logged that John is ready to come home, he will be home with us on Monday. Should the doctor decide to prescribe John caffeine or some other stimulate they will keep him for a few more days to monitor the effect of the drug. We will then be able to bring him home with a monitor.
Let’s cross our fingers and hope for tomorrow!
Update 06-05-10
Baby John has been doing great these past few days. He hasn’t been holding his breath much at all while eating and his heart-rate has been much more stable. On Friday John was put on a monitoring device that records his heart-rate and breathing. He will be on this monitor until 1:00PM on Monday to determine how well he has progressed, if he’s ready to come home, and more importantly if he will need to be prescribed caffeine. All signs point to him coming home on Monday and the nurses and doctors have been pretty confident in telling us this.
A few days ago John had developed a yeast infection on his tongue but he has been getting antibiotic cream every 8 hours and it’s clearing up very quickly. His jaundice has cleared up completely and he’s looking less and less like an alien each day!
Update 06-01-10
Baby John is out of his incubator and in to his crib! He’s still in the NICU in the hospital but we suspect he’ll be coming home with us very shortly. (tomorrow, oh please tomorrow!) He didn’t hold his breath while feeding at all today while we were feeding him and his general attitude is much more energetic. John is also eating a lot more volume as well (almost 60ML per feeding) and is letting us know when he’s hungry. We’ve benefited greatly having him stay at the hospital from the interaction we’ve had with his nurses and doctors but Tiffany and I are both ready to have him home with us.
Update 05-31-10
No more IV! — Baby John is progressing well and is showing great improvements with his breathing and feeding. Yesterday we started putting him to breast for the first time and he took to it quite well. The nurses haven’t had to use the feeding tube for several days and have decided to remove it along with his IV that was feeding him glucose due to his low blood sugar. This morning they turned off the lights for his jaundice so he doesn’t have to wear his mask anymore. Every day we’re seeing him smile more and more. His energy is much higher and he has definitely learned how to cry when he’s hungry.
His weight this morning was 5lbs 9.6oz. Tiff and I can’t wait to have him home with us. We’re pretty damn sick of the hospital and hearing the same thing from different nurses every 4 hours!
