and things are looking better. When she was born and sucked in some amniotic fluid, it went into her lungs and she got some pneumonia. Also due to the the fluid, her lungs weren't staying very inflated so the doctor put her on high-flow air, which is a mix of oxygen and something nice to help push extra air into the lungs. She had to have an asperator on her nose and it made her look like a distant relative to miss piggy. Due to the high pressure air being pumped into her lungs to dry them out, they had to stick a tube down her throat into her tummy to ventilate the extra air.Due to all these tubes, she was unable to eat anything and was just given an IV to help deliver her nutritional needs and antibiotics. The tubes and asperator also made it so she had to stay in her crib and we couldn't hold her, talk about a helpless feeling to just look down at her and not be able to comfort her very well.
She stayed on the asperator until this morning and then was just given a nasal canula which was still delivering a high-flow air. The canula caused her to work harder and tested her oxygen to see if she was able to breath more on her own. She did very well on that and they used another nose canula, but this time-low flow air. Then about 2 this afternoon they took her off the oxygen support all together. It was then that we were finally able to hold her. YEAH!!!!
At about 6 pm they allowed her to have her first meal and she now seems to be sitting fat and happy. We fed her again at 9 with a bottle and will keep feeding her every three hours through the night. Now that she is eating and sleeping better we hoped that she will be able to keep on improving so we can take her home.This has been quite the experience so far, but luckily we have an amazing doctor who got on top of treating her with antibiotics as soon as he thought she might have an infection that quick action has really helped her progress as much as she has in her first days of life.
Thank you everyone for your love, support, and prayers.
10 comments:
Congrats! We are glad she is doing better. She is adorable!
I am glad to hear she is getting better. She sure is darling! Congratulations!
Yeah! She looks so much better in these pictures... (except for the miss piggy shot... that is sad) But keep her fat and happy for us.
keep being strong Zaida! We love you! Please let us know if any of you need anything at all.
Congratulations you guys. That is awesome. I am glad to hear that she is doing better. Good luck.
I'm so sorry it has started off with a fun ride. Keep hanging in there! They are worth all the worry and fits. She is so cute! Get some sleep and good luck!
Congratulations guys!! I hope you'll be able to come home soon and that all will be okay.
We are so glad to hear that Zaida is doing better. Can't wait to see her!
Jon & Maridee
Congratulations! She's adorable. I hope you get to go home soon. Nothing like eating hospital food. Good luck.
She is so beautiful!! Congrats! I am so sorry that she has had a rough beginning. I hated feeling so helpless, that is how it was with Tyson. Keep us posted!
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