Sofia had her first non-family visitors from Florida on Saturday November 19th! Dana and Joey came and got to hold her now that her oxygen is off and she’s easier to handle. She must have known they were coming. Sofia can’t wait to meet her friend-to-be in 2012, that must be why she wanted to get her oxygen off to visit with baby Mastropietro-to-be! Can’t wait to hear, soon, if her new playmate is pink or blue.
Archives for November 2011
Day 51: FL visitors!
Sofia had her first non-family visitors from Florida on Saturday November 19th! Dana and Joey came and got to hold her now that her oxygen is off and she’s easier to handle. She must have known they were coming. Sofia can’t wait to meet her friend-to-be in 2012, that must be why she wanted to get her oxygen off to visit with baby Mastropietro-to-be! Can’t wait to hear, soon, if her new playmate is pink or blue.
Day 54: Slow Start
The beginning of week 8 started off a little slow, no big changes since the nasal cannula was removed. She tolerated her breathing like a champ and gained weight regularly.
On November 22th, I spoke with the neonatologist about starting the process of reducing the amount of tine her feeds were administered. For example, taking her from 32 mls given over an hour and a half and reducing it to 32 mls over an hour. He agreed to see how she tolerated it. Unfortunately, the first attempt was a little failed. She had a big spit up toward the end of the feed. This caused her to have some trouble with a big Brady and a series of desats and the nurse had to come over and suction her airways.
During this same time I started getting my fourth mastitis “attack”. I was feeling achy and frustrated considering I was in the middle of an antibiotic course from the third time I came down with it. Next thing I know I’m holding up my baby who is essentially choking in refluxed milk, trying to help her not struggle any more than she is. Jonathan walked into the NICU after work just about this time and I was instantly waterworks. I felt a little defeated with my situation mixed with Sofia’s barriers in nutrition.
Jonathan and I went home during shift change, after we decided that resting was the best course of action for my developing fever. We called when the NICU reopened to check on Sofia. They raised the infusion time on her feed to 1hr15min and she tolerated it like a champ!
By the next morning she was successfully taking her feeds over 1 hour and my fever was gone. It was time to tackle the rest of the week. Plus, we had family and Thanksgiving to look forward to. Lesson learned: the NICU shuffle is not just for babies and as quickly as you’re stepping back…you’ll probably be moving forward again.
Day 54: Slow Start
The beginning of week 8 started off a little slow, no big changes since the nasal cannula was removed. She tolerated her breathing like a champ and gained weight regularly.
On November 22th, I spoke with the neonatologist about starting the process of reducing the amount of tine her feeds were administered. For example, taking her from 32 mls given over an hour and a half and reducing it to 32 mls over an hour. He agreed to see how she tolerated it. Unfortunately, the first attempt was a little failed. She had a big spit up toward the end of the feed. This caused her to have some trouble with a big Brady and a series of desats and the nurse had to come over and suction her airways.
During this same time I started getting my fourth mastitis “attack”. I was feeling achy and frustrated considering I was in the middle of an antibiotic course from the third time I came down with it. Next thing I know I’m holding up my baby who is essentially choking in refluxed milk, trying to help her not struggle any more than she is. Jonathan walked into the NICU after work just about this time and I was instantly waterworks. I felt a little defeated with my situation mixed with Sofia’s barriers in nutrition.
Jonathan and I went home during shift change, after we decided that resting was the best course of action for my developing fever. We called when the NICU reopened to check on Sofia. They raised the infusion time on her feed to 1hr15min and she tolerated it like a champ!
By the next morning she was successfully taking her feeds over 1 hour and my fever was gone. It was time to tackle the rest of the week. Plus, we had family and Thanksgiving to look forward to. Lesson learned: the NICU shuffle is not just for babies and as quickly as you’re stepping back…you’ll probably be moving forward again.
Day 54: Slow Start
The beginning of week 8 started off a little slow, no big changes since the nasal cannula was removed. She tolerated her breathing like a champ and gained weight regularly.
On November 22th, I spoke with the neonatologist about starting the process of reducing the amount of tine her feeds were administered. For example, taking her from 32 mls given over an hour and a half and reducing it to 32 mls over an hour. He agreed to see how she tolerated it. Unfortunately, the first attempt was a little failed. She had a big spit up toward the end of the feed. This caused her to have some trouble with a big Brady and a series of desats and the nurse had to come over and suction her airways.
During this same time I started getting my fourth mastitis “attack”. I was feeling achy and frustrated considering I was in the middle of an antibiotic course from the third time I came down with it. Next thing I know I’m holding up my baby who is essentially choking in refluxed milk, trying to help her not struggle any more than she is. Jonathan walked into the NICU after work just about this time and I was instantly waterworks. I felt a little defeated with my situation mixed with Sofia’s barriers in nutrition.
Jonathan and I went home during shift change, after we decided that resting was the best course of action for my developing fever. We called when the NICU reopened to check on Sofia. They raised the infusion time on her feed to 1hr15min and she tolerated it like a champ!
By the next morning she was successfully taking her feeds over 1 hour and my fever was gone. It was time to tackle the rest of the week. Plus, we had family and Thanksgiving to look forward to. Lesson learned: the NICU shuffle is not just for babies and as quickly as you’re stepping back…you’ll probably be moving forward again.
NICU catch up…
NICU catch up…
NICU catch up…
Day 50: Big changes–7th Weekaversary
Yesterday was Nov 17th, World Prematurity Awareness day, a day where many organizations push for people to learn more about things that cause premature birth, babies born before 36 weeks gestation. Sofia decided in light of such a big day, for preemies, she would show just how big and strong she’s getting!
They took out her nasal cannula yesterday to see how she’d do and she handled it just like the big girl she’s becoming. She also hit 3lb2oz last night which is double her birth weight! I can’t believe she’s doubled her weight in just 7 weeks. That’s quite the feat for such a little thing. We are hoping 7th Weekaversary goes just as smooth as yesterday.
Way to grow, baby girl!
Day 50: Big changes–7th Weekaversary
Yesterday was Nov 17th, World Prematurity Awareness day, a day where many organizations push for people to learn more about things that cause premature birth, babies born before 36 weeks gestation. Sofia decided in light of such a big day, for preemies, she would show just how big and strong she’s getting!
They took out her nasal cannula yesterday to see how she’d do and she handled it just like the big girl she’s becoming. She also hit 3lb2oz last night which is double her birth weight! I can’t believe she’s doubled her weight in just 7 weeks. That’s quite the feat for such a little thing. We are hoping 7th Weekaversary goes just as smooth as yesterday.
Way to grow, baby girl!