When Samuel made his early debut, I was hoping that everything would be alright.
Since he was born at 36 weeks, he was admitted to the NICU for observation.
Unfortunately, he had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and put on a CPAP to keep his lungs open.
And because our hospital is in between Neonatologists, they weren't allowed to keep Sam on the CPAP for longer than six hours before transporting him to another hospital.
The pediatrician on call in the NICU worked very hard to keep Sam around.
I was able to hold him yesterday and today. They encourage skin to skin contact.
I was of course very emotional when they handed him to me.
It's been hard for both me and Michael not to be able to hold our brand new baby.
He also opened his eyes for the first time today. What a precious little boy.
He is getting stronger every day and moving in the right direction.
He needs to learn how to breathe on his own and then he needs to learn how to eat.
Which is all just a matter of time. And of course, he is the one setting the pace.
Thank you so much to everyone for your prayers, messages, phone calls and visits.
Thank you so much to our family and friends who are taking care of the things that we can't right now.
We love you all and we appreciate you! We will try to keep the updates coming.
P.S. For those who have asked how to comment on our blog...just click on the time at the bottom of the post.
The pediatrician on call in the NICU worked very hard to keep Sam around.
But, his lungs proved to be more immature than 36 weeks. He needed to be on the CPAP longer.
So Samuel and Michael were transported by life flight to another hospital.
Before the flight, he had to be intubated and given surfactant. A second dose was given to him later.
He was on a ventilator for about a day before they pulled out his breathing tube.
He was on a ventilator for about a day before they pulled out his breathing tube.
We are going on day four in the NICU (five if counting the first hospital).
And we've been told to expect a one to two week stay.
He is doing well. He is still on the CPAP, but is coming down on his oxygen levels.
Because of the RDS, he was never able to nurse, so they put him on IV fluids.
Yesterday, they started giving him food through his OG tube for the first time.
And he improved so much today with his feeds.
I was able to hold him yesterday and today. They encourage skin to skin contact.
I was of course very emotional when they handed him to me.
It's been hard for both me and Michael not to be able to hold our brand new baby.
He also opened his eyes for the first time today. What a precious little boy.
He is getting stronger every day and moving in the right direction.
He needs to learn how to breathe on his own and then he needs to learn how to eat.
Which is all just a matter of time. And of course, he is the one setting the pace.
Thank you so much to everyone for your prayers, messages, phone calls and visits.
Thank you so much to our family and friends who are taking care of the things that we can't right now.
We love you all and we appreciate you! We will try to keep the updates coming.
P.S. For those who have asked how to comment on our blog...just click on the time at the bottom of the post.
2 comments:
Big, giant Xs & Os for all of you!
Sending prayers for your little one. And we hear that Tyler's brother, Derek, and his wife are in your ward. Small world. We told them you guys are awesome. Hang in there. Hugs.
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