This past week has been such a struggle for me. So many things needed to be done at home... I'm still trying to recover from a major surgery, be a mom to my older boys, and be a mom in the NICU to my babies. It started REALLY taking a tole on me. I am very sore and completely exhausted. There is really no point in trying to sleep more than a few hours... I feel TOO guilty... I miss my babies when Im home and I miss my boys and nothing gets done when I'm at the hospital! I have tried to not spend TOO much time sitting in the NICU watching and waiting for monitors to beep and waiting for no news or bad news... Good news is always welcome! Unfortunatley, there hasn't been too much of that for Logan the last few days! :(
I got a phone call Saturday morning at 6am from the hospital and I immmediately knew something was wrong. Logan had a few very low de-sats that required stimulation and oxygen for him to recover... They put his nasal canula back on him after that. His belly is very big again, even though he was pooping and otherwise tolerating his feedings.... so they had to stop his feedings and put a hose in his mouth down to his belly to try and suction some of the air out. They have been doing belly xrays every 12 hours to check h\the progress... No air outside the bowels or intestines... very good sign. So far his last film looked a bit better. Also, his white blood cell count was high... indicating some kind of infection. They had to do a lumbar puncture and bloodwork to try and figure out what it was. LP came back negative intitally. Cultures take a few days so we wont know until tomorrow for sure what it is... but they think it's his picc line! The picc line is the only nutrition source he has right now since he can't be fed! His bloodwork also showed low hematocrit levels and low platelets... So yesterday they put a peripheral IV in his arm and had to give him a blood transfusion. I was so sad yesterday. All they did was mess with my baby! I left during the transfusion.. I just couldnt be there... but went back later with the hubby. He was exhausted but doing better when we left last night... and he looked better this morning! Hopefully everything is working and he will be feeling better and getting his feedings again soon!
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| Levi sleeping on Daddy~ |
Meanwhile, Matison and Levi are doing great! Matison is up to 1 oz per feeding and her picc line came out on Thursday! She is showing everyone how it's done! She now weighs 3 lbs 5 oz! LOL Levi is also getting up there! He weighs 3 lbs now and his picc line is coming out tomorrow! He will be at an oz per feeding tomorrow too! I am very happy they are doing SO well!!! I just wish my happiness for them wasn't overshadowed by Logans setbacks... :( I feel so bad for him... He is the littlest one and has to fight so hard!
I got a phone call Saturday morning at 6am from the hospital and I immmediately knew something was wrong. Logan had a few very low de-sats that required stimulation and oxygen for him to recover... They put his nasal canula back on him after that. His belly is very big again, even though he was pooping and otherwise tolerating his feedings.... so they had to stop his feedings and put a hose in his mouth down to his belly to try and suction some of the air out. They have been doing belly xrays every 12 hours to check h\the progress... No air outside the bowels or intestines... very good sign. So far his last film looked a bit better. Also, his white blood cell count was high... indicating some kind of infection. They had to do a lumbar puncture and bloodwork to try and figure out what it was. LP came back negative intitally. Cultures take a few days so we wont know until tomorrow for sure what it is... but they think it's his picc line! The picc line is the only nutrition source he has right now since he can't be fed! His bloodwork also showed low hematocrit levels and low platelets... So yesterday they put a peripheral IV in his arm and had to give him a blood transfusion. I was so sad yesterday. All they did was mess with my baby! I left during the transfusion.. I just couldnt be there... but went back later with the hubby. He was exhausted but doing better when we left last night... and he looked better this morning! Hopefully everything is working and he will be feeling better and getting his feedings again soon! 
Meanwhile, Matison and Levi are doing great! Matison is up to 1 oz per feeding and her picc line came out on Thursday! She is showing everyone how it's done! She now weighs 3 lbs 5 oz! LOL Levi is also getting up there! He weighs 3 lbs now and his picc line is coming out tomorrow! He will be at an oz per feeding tomorrow too! I am very happy they are doing SO well!!! I just wish my happiness for them wasn't overshadowed by Logans setbacks... :( I feel so bad for him... He is the littlest one and has to fight so hard!