Last night when I called for my 4 AM check they had to change Olivia’s pressure settings because her CO2 was going up and she was needing more oxygen support. She was in the 60s for her support, which is higher than her norm. When I called in the morning after the shift change, her CO2 was still not doing well and her oxygen support was still high. For most of the day it was discouraging. She was not improving, she just wanted to sleep and wasn’t really loving being touched. We had originally planned for today to be a day for Jeremy to hold Olivia, but that was not going to happen.
We headed down to the hospital and I was feeling somewhat sad about where Liv was at and the situation, but when we got there we saw that her oxygen was down into the 40s! Our nurse, respiratory therapist, and doctor decided to change some settings on the vent (it’s a little complicated so I am not going to try and explain it here), and she was liking it. Her CO2 was stabilizing and she was even doing well while lying on her “bad side.”
We got to do Cares and she did so well. She even opened her eyes, which was so nice to see because for most of the day, on the camera, she had her eyes closed. And she gained weight! We read her a couple of new books and then we called it a night.
Hoping that tonight is a good night for our Lil’ Liv.
Livy’s Numbers:
- 58 days old
- Gestation: 33 weeks and 6 days
- Weight: 3lbs and 8.2oz
I’ll leave you with a photo of Jeremy reading to Olivia ❤
Until next time…
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