May 21, 2008
Mom was released from the hospital 2 days ago. It was very hard to go home with out her baby. She is finding that with pumping, trips to the DR (mom is leaking blood and fluid from her incision) and the hospital to see Ryelee that she is alot busier than she thought she would be. Dad went back to work today and I spent the day helping Mom, running errands and going to the NICU. On Monday I was visiting Ryelee when they were giving her an enema, so they took her out of her "greenhouse" which provides humidified air to keep her skin soft and help her adjust to the dryness out here. I was watching them take care of her and the nurse said I could touch her head. I very softly cupped her little head in the palm of my hand. It seemed to be calming to her. I always talk to her when I am there. Just to tell her who I am and that I love her. Today when I was visiting they had her on her tummy with her legs tucked up and her little bottom in the air. It was so cute. Her skin is such a nice color where the bilirubin lights haven't been on her. She is red on the front.
Ryelee Update: She really wants to breath on her own so they are trying different ventilators to see which one will work best for her. She will probably be off the ventilator and onto CPAP in the next few days. They also give her caffeine to stimulate her brain center to breath.
They have started giving her colostrom. 1 ml every 3 hours. 5 mls is a teaspoon. They have to go slow to make sure she tolerates it.
Her blood pressure is still up and down and very minor adjustments are made to get it to be more stable.
She will be moved into an isolette in a few days, which will be quieter. She reacts to the other babies crying. They have observed her trying to suck on her tubes which is really unusual for this early.
Some really exciting news is that she opened her eyes! They were originally sealed shut like a kittens eyes. She has beautiful blue eyes.
Mom was released from the hospital 2 days ago. It was very hard to go home with out her baby. She is finding that with pumping, trips to the DR (mom is leaking blood and fluid from her incision) and the hospital to see Ryelee that she is alot busier than she thought she would be. Dad went back to work today and I spent the day helping Mom, running errands and going to the NICU. On Monday I was visiting Ryelee when they were giving her an enema, so they took her out of her "greenhouse" which provides humidified air to keep her skin soft and help her adjust to the dryness out here. I was watching them take care of her and the nurse said I could touch her head. I very softly cupped her little head in the palm of my hand. It seemed to be calming to her. I always talk to her when I am there. Just to tell her who I am and that I love her. Today when I was visiting they had her on her tummy with her legs tucked up and her little bottom in the air. It was so cute. Her skin is such a nice color where the bilirubin lights haven't been on her. She is red on the front.
Ryelee Update: She really wants to breath on her own so they are trying different ventilators to see which one will work best for her. She will probably be off the ventilator and onto CPAP in the next few days. They also give her caffeine to stimulate her brain center to breath.
They have started giving her colostrom. 1 ml every 3 hours. 5 mls is a teaspoon. They have to go slow to make sure she tolerates it.
Her blood pressure is still up and down and very minor adjustments are made to get it to be more stable.
She will be moved into an isolette in a few days, which will be quieter. She reacts to the other babies crying. They have observed her trying to suck on her tubes which is really unusual for this early.
Some really exciting news is that she opened her eyes! They were originally sealed shut like a kittens eyes. She has beautiful blue eyes.
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