"Emma...you're only 5...and you're already an AUNT..."Madeleine has been getting feedings...but every other time...half of it is still undigested in her system. The other ones go down just fine...her little system just isn't up to speed yet, which they say is normal since she really isn't "supposed" to be eating right now! They're letting her rest the night and in the morning, they'll do labs and hopefully restart the feeds if her body is up to it. She sleeps like a log after a feeding and then wakes up and makes "squishy" faces and moves her belly around...she's probably trying to make a pretty green diaper for the nurses but just doesn't have the UMPH to do it! They gave her a suppository once (oh man!) and they said they might do it again if she doesn't make poopy soon.
She had a head and belly scan this morning, all the same...the bleeding she had her first day of life is still in the healing process, they said it will take time. One good thing though, her kidneys which were previously echogenic, are now looking good and functioning. They said they're not going to do so many scans on her now because things are going unchanged for so long...they'll only do another one if her head circumference changes or her belly gets hard. But, she's been stable for over a week now so I'm keeping my hopes up that she is on the path to recovery.
It was LOUD in the NICU today, and I don't know how Madeleine felt about it, but it sure riled her mommy up. And the one peaceful place, the pump room, was just as bad. There was a MAN in there...I know husbands are allowed, but I think they should not be allowed to talk and use a cell phone! (Especially the kinds of things he was talking about...no thanks!) I did my business, then went over and cranked up the Christian radio station and split! I felt it was an "act of charity" to the other poor woman on the other side of the this couple...maybe the music would drown them out! Say some prayers that Madeleine gets moved to the "E pod"...it's quiet over there...and peaceful...which is what both of us girls need badly!
She had a head and belly scan this morning, all the same...the bleeding she had her first day of life is still in the healing process, they said it will take time. One good thing though, her kidneys which were previously echogenic, are now looking good and functioning. They said they're not going to do so many scans on her now because things are going unchanged for so long...they'll only do another one if her head circumference changes or her belly gets hard. But, she's been stable for over a week now so I'm keeping my hopes up that she is on the path to recovery.
It was LOUD in the NICU today, and I don't know how Madeleine felt about it, but it sure riled her mommy up. And the one peaceful place, the pump room, was just as bad. There was a MAN in there...I know husbands are allowed, but I think they should not be allowed to talk and use a cell phone! (Especially the kinds of things he was talking about...no thanks!) I did my business, then went over and cranked up the Christian radio station and split! I felt it was an "act of charity" to the other poor woman on the other side of the this couple...maybe the music would drown them out! Say some prayers that Madeleine gets moved to the "E pod"...it's quiet over there...and peaceful...which is what both of us girls need badly!
Dads in The Pump Room,,,I was one of them...Never spoke above a whisper..The radio was always on the wrong channel.....
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that the news is still good!
ReplyDeleteGwen was in a noisy NICU as a baby and to this day she still loves noise and action.