While in the hospital, I took notes on his progress, here is what I have together...
3/6 I didnt take any notes, Kevin was with him most of the time while I was trying to recover....
3/7 - (11:30am) Nurse Cindy
Gabe is put on CPAP, 30% O2
They were collecting his urine, he hasn't been voiding really well and has gotten a bit puffy. They were running labs and checking for kidney function and looking over his labs. Also tachypnic (breathing fast)
3/7 - (4pm) Nurse Linda
weight 5 lbs, 2 oz
Dr. ordered Lasix to help him pee and see if it would help with the puffiness and fluid retention.
Chest X ray was still showing some fuid althought it is a small concern. He is continuing on CPAP for the tachyphia.
3/7 - (8:30pm) Nurse Linda
Given the Lasix, Gabe peed alot, flooded his little specimin bag and the linens! Also, he had his 1st stool!
CPAP at 33%, He's been quiet and calm.
3/8 - (12:15am) Nurse Kara
weight: 5 lbs, 3 oz - CPAP 30%
his labs and electrolites are getting checked again, so far so good, The last 3 diapers were good n wet! He has good response from th dose of lasix.
3/8 (7:00am) Nurse Kara
weight 4 lbs, 14oz CPAP at room air
Labs were just taken and he is wetting diapers and had another good stool!
He is breathing ok with periods of tachypnia
3/8 - I went home late this afternoon from Hospital. My afternoon and evening calls were pretty much the same, no changes, all is doing fine!
3/9 - He's wetting diapers and going poop all good! He got TPN by IV today to help with some low calcium levels. Later on, they took him off CPAP and back on regular nasal cannula. They also started feeds at 10cc's every 3 hrs. and he tolerates it well!
3/6 I didnt take any notes, Kevin was with him most of the time while I was trying to recover....
3/7 - (11:30am) Nurse Cindy
Gabe is put on CPAP, 30% O2
They were collecting his urine, he hasn't been voiding really well and has gotten a bit puffy. They were running labs and checking for kidney function and looking over his labs. Also tachypnic (breathing fast)
3/7 - (4pm) Nurse Linda
weight 5 lbs, 2 oz
Dr. ordered Lasix to help him pee and see if it would help with the puffiness and fluid retention.
Chest X ray was still showing some fuid althought it is a small concern. He is continuing on CPAP for the tachyphia.
3/7 - (8:30pm) Nurse Linda
Given the Lasix, Gabe peed alot, flooded his little specimin bag and the linens! Also, he had his 1st stool!
CPAP at 33%, He's been quiet and calm.
3/8 - (12:15am) Nurse Kara
weight: 5 lbs, 3 oz - CPAP 30%
his labs and electrolites are getting checked again, so far so good, The last 3 diapers were good n wet! He has good response from th dose of lasix.
3/8 (7:00am) Nurse Kara
weight 4 lbs, 14oz CPAP at room air
Labs were just taken and he is wetting diapers and had another good stool!
He is breathing ok with periods of tachypnia
3/8 - I went home late this afternoon from Hospital. My afternoon and evening calls were pretty much the same, no changes, all is doing fine!
3/9 - He's wetting diapers and going poop all good! He got TPN by IV today to help with some low calcium levels. Later on, they took him off CPAP and back on regular nasal cannula. They also started feeds at 10cc's every 3 hrs. and he tolerates it well!
3/10 - We increase his feeds! He gets 15cc's by NG tube and he tolerated it well! They upped it to 15cc's and then by the time we get there this evening, he is on 20 cc's ! They had him on the phototherapy lights, his levels were not of big concern, but they wanted to get it down a little, so they said it would only be a couple of days with that.
The big news is, WE GET TO HOLD HIM!!
I sat in the rocker by his isolette and held him and held his feed line, he is wide awake, looking around, his mouth open and tongue searching, what a good lil man!! He was rooting around! My little man was HUNGRY!!! YAY! We sat and looked at each other for a while, I was slobbering all over him with kisses and tears, Such a flood of emotion filled me, I was so happy, so filled with such love for this little tiny person, I cannot even describe to you how blessed and lucky I felt. I passed him to Daddy who also loaded him up with kisses and cuddles. They stared each other down, getting to know each other, it was beautiful. Grandma (Kev's Mom) Was there and got to hold him too. It was also Uncle Mike's first visit with Gabe, who decided he should grab Gabe and smuggle him out in his hoody! LOL - we took TONS of pictures and videos!!!
We left absolutely overjoyed and on cloud 9 !!
- At 4 am I called, they had increased his feeds to 25cc's and was tolerating it well. I don't there's going to be an issue come feeding time!
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