Weight: 860g's (just under 2lbs) - let's all will me to get over the 2lb marker... send some positive vibes my way!
Food intake: 3.5ml's per hour of Mummy's delicious milk - they've halved the lipids they're giving me - this is a fluid vitamin and fat supplement - they're going to take me off of it completely soon and I'll be getting everything I need from Mummy - cool!
I've not really progressed today, but I've not gone backwards either - I've stayed the same, on my tummy, oxygen going up and down and the nurses compensating for this... I was on 55 breaths per minute from the ventilator and last night it went down to 45... but up to 50 after a while and then up to 60, down to 55 and then this afternoon back up to 60... what a yoyo!
They've been sticking needles in the heal of my left foot - one of those pricky things that enables them to take blood. They've been taking blood like this for my blood gas tests - this is what's determined what breaths per minute I get, they can measure how much I like the lesser number of breaths - obviously not that much! My foot hurts though, they do this every 2 hours or so and the doctor told Mummy that I might have a bumpy foot for quite a while as the tissue under my skin will have to heal (heel - get it?!).
Mummy read to me 'Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs', a bit of a girlie story - romantic prince kissy stuff - I'm looking forward to Daddy reading me a good story about cars and motorbikes.
The doctors are going to see how I get on over night and they may reduce the pressure of the ventilation, so that they're not inflating my lungs with such force - that would be nice as it went up during the night because my lungs are a bit stiff.
The blue light is looking likely to glare above me once again, they'll put those eye patches on again... I want to be able to see, I'm just getting used to things - oh well, sometimes there'll be a few steps back to take more steps forward in the long term.
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What a lovely mummy you have to read you stories. I'm sure your daddy will be doing plenty of the same when you are a little stronger. Come on get those lungs working my darling and you will soon be much more comfortable and will be able to rest properly. I feel so sad for you. I an't wait for the day when mummy and daddy tell me the ventilator has been removed, what a celebration. I love you always darling, sleep well and I will speak to you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOscar,
ReplyDeleteSeems like you are doing just fine, keep it up (my your Mum's soppy!!)
Thinking of you,
Matt, Wendy, Sarah & Megan
Slowly but surely - maybe no progress but no backward step is progress in itself, GOOD little boy. I used to be Snow White, but then I drifted.... Keep on truckin little Oscar, we are all rooting for you. Lucy xxx
ReplyDeleteHi little Oscar,
ReplyDeleteTook me a while to work out how to write you a liitle letter, where I live everthing is a bit diffrent, I'd never heard of blogs before...
Pleased to hear you're doing well. For a little boy of 18 days you're pretty brainy in my opinion... Using all this medical vocabulary like "sats" etc... I don't even know what these words mean, I just prefer to look at the pictures of you.
Going on holiday tomorrow to see Great Aunty Andy and Great Uncle Terry, will tell them all about you.
Take care and I'll write back soon.
Lots of love + kisses
Aunty Steph XXXXXX