We have three big praise reports to share today!
On Wednesday, Susan and John learned that one of the side-effects of the oscillator is that the outside of David's lungs (the aveoli) get fuzzier on the x-ray, but Wednesday's x-ray showed some expansion of his lungs, which is GOOD. When Susan called the NICU today (Sunday), they had turned down the pressure on his lungs because yesterday's and today's x-rays were CLEAR around the outer edges--not fuzzy! This is a direct answer to prayer!
His oxygen level is up from 39 to 50, but the pressure is down from 10 to 8, which means David is doing more of the work. That's the kind of news we like to hear.
The nitris oxide is at a 5, he's no longer on the dopamine, and his blood pressure readings were awesome: 34-35-36 mean. They don't want him to go below 25 on the sedative. It was down to 29 last night.
During the nights David is more agitated than during the day, so if you're up in the middle of the night PLEASE PRAY FOR DAVID!
Susan got to change his first poopy diaper today (the meconium tar kind--hard to forget those). He had a bowel movement early this morning between 5 and 6 a.m., smears throughout the day, and another little poopy diaper tonight that Susan got to change. He's consistently wetting diapers so his kidneys are functioning properly. We need to pray that he has a BM every day.
Susan got to change his first poopy diaper today (the meconium tar kind--hard to forget those). He had a bowel movement early this morning between 5 and 6 a.m., smears throughout the day, and another little poopy diaper tonight that Susan got to change. He's consistently wetting diapers so his kidneys are functioning properly. We need to pray that he has a BM every day.
So, his aveoli look clear, he had a good poop, and the third thing to rejoice over is that the humidity level was turned down in his isolette because his
skin cells are looking so good. They're sloughing off and strengthening, becoming more like a newborn's so that he doesn't need as much humidity.
His bedding right now is a disposable hypoallergenic sheet since his skin is so hypersensitive and so new, but he will graduate to pillowcase bedding later this week. All good signs that baby David is developing as he should. Thank you for praying!
Tonight Susan met a lady whose baby was preparing to go home. She had been there for two months and Susan said they were looking at being there for three since David was born at 26 weeks. The lady said that her baby was born at 26 weeks, too, and was 2 lbs 1 oz when she was born (just like David), but after 8 weeks, they were headed home. The testimony of JESUS is the spirit of prophecy: we pray that John and Susan will get to take baby David home early, too!
Tonight Susan met a lady whose baby was preparing to go home. She had been there for two months and Susan said they were looking at being there for three since David was born at 26 weeks. The lady said that her baby was born at 26 weeks, too, and was 2 lbs 1 oz when she was born (just like David), but after 8 weeks, they were headed home. The testimony of JESUS is the spirit of prophecy: we pray that John and Susan will get to take baby David home early, too!
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