this was day 47 in the nicu. sigh.
but she's making serious progress! she's been doing well laying on her back for a few days now.. only requiring about 35% on her oxygen. and even on the cannula... needing about 40%.
this evening she was on 60%, but on 1.25liter flow. (this is the volume pushed through... from what i understand. similar to the pressure on the cpap... but much less. it doesn't actually inflate her lungs from what i understand.) she has been on 2liter flow since she started. so it's a big step to go down to 1.25. and that was while we were holding her too.
today we got a look at the preemie growth chart. wren is small even for a preemie. some of you may have noticed that she was only 1lb 11oz and some babies are born at 25 weeks weighing that. well, that's true... she's a little one. but her weight is trending up. she's in the 10-15 percentile for her length, weight, and head size. but, that's ok. she's still gaining and genetics does have something to do with it. i think we're definitely going to need more preemie clothes! (we have the outfits from wal-mart about 3 times over now. it's one of the only places to buy them and we have several sets now. no worries, they're super cute! we just need to find another outlet to buy them... if she keeps this up she'll be 6 months old before she's in newborn!)
feeds are still the same. no other changes really...EXCEPT...
she gets to start "non-nutritive" sucking tomorrow! :) (i feel weird saying sucking. it seems strange, so i'm just going to call this nns. k?) this means she gets to basically practice breastfeeding! i have to pump first, then she gets to go for it. i feel like i should take pictures or something! of course, that would be an awkward one for the brag book... "and here she is, the first time she got to suckle..." eeeehhh... i guess i'll forgo that one. (but i am going to wait until thadd's there.) i just feel like it's sorta a big deal. i can't wait until she can actually feed... what a day that will be! she's upped to 3 hours twice a day on her cannula now... so she can do the nns during that time.
our bestest nurse (we love you!) is going to let us do her first bath this week! and a fashion show sometime soon as well. (have no doubt- there WILL be pictures.)
uncle rob holding her for the first time
