Re: [TMIC] another update on babies

twinkie (twinkie(AT)javanet.com)
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:59:15 -0400

Maria,
Faith is on 25% O2 when she is fed ; that's when her sats drop. She
has to be on room air for four hrs without dropping and then will be
transferred to the continuing care nursery. Then she has to go 24 hrs
without a problem and will be discharged. So,it shouldn't be too long. I
went to see my niece's baby today. She weighs 4lbs 9oz and is so tiny. I
held her and it was like lifting a feather! Nick is now up to 4lbs 3oz.;he
is still on low dose O2 and is doing very well.
I agree that a lot of the time the nurses are more aware of things
because they do spend so much time with the babies.
Thanks for the prayers,Cheryl
-----Original Message-----
From: MTripimcca(AT)aol.com <MTripimcca(AT)aol.com>
To: twinkie(AT)javanet.com <twinkie(AT)javanet.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] another update on babies

>Hi Cheryl.....my son was in neo-natal for 2 1/2 weeks as he was a
>preemie...the same thing happened to him...found out he had a "functioning"
>murmur and he WAS a lazy baby! They did keep doing eeg's on him for a few
>years just to follow up, but he was just fine. I learned to listen and
trust
>those nurses more than I did the doctors because they spend soooo much time
>with those babies, know what I mean?
>
>Hope I'm not giving you false hope, just wanted to share what I hope to be
a
>similiar story. You and your family continue to be in my daily prayers,
>please know that!
>
>Sounds like God has big things in store for your family what with all of
>these babies being born so close together! Maybe the next Hanson
cousins..LOL!
>
>Maria :)
>
> Hi All,
> Just after I posted on Saturday,my daughter called and said Faith was
>not holding her o2 They want her over 90% and she kept dropping to 88. They
>were questioning if it was her heart. It seems that large weight babies
>commonly have a thickening of the heart muscle and they don't breathe
deeply
>enough. They did an EKG which was not conclusive and she's having an
>ultrasound today. An n/g tube was put in for feeding since she seems to
>forget to breathe while eating. One of the nurses' said she thought that
she
>is a "lazy" baby and just wants to sleep and eat (sounds like me). Now it's
>just waiting to find out the dx. Today she is at 1 liter nasal cannula and
>her sats are at 99-100%. The good news is even if it is the heart it
usually
>resolves itself in a few days. If not she will go on heart meds for a few
>months. Regardless it is not life threatening.
> Nick is still doing very well and should go home in about 3 wks.
> My niece had a girl this a.m. Hannah Rose weighed 5 lbs and is 18
>inches long. There are now 8 June birthdays in the family!!
> Thank you all for the prayers and for caring. Cheryl
> >>
>