Post by santoki77 on Apr 18, 2015 13:54:38 GMT -5
It's been hard being at home and away from Elliott. Right now, it's only practical to go once a day for a few hours. As soon as I got home, exhaustion hit and trying to pump every few hours is really trying. Healing from the c-section is steady and I try to be brave and take less pain meds but then it creeps up.
Elliott is now in the lowest setting of the nasal cannula and is on room air. Because this lung muscles are still immature, they're leaving the cannula to help his muscles. He has been on/off phototherapy which is to be expected. His biggest issue that he hasn't been able to tolerate consistent feedings but all x-rays, etc. indicate that he may just have an immature bowel system. He lost the usual post-delivery weight and he's slowly gaining it back. They hope to restart feedings soon, especially now that I'm getting some colostrum/milk with each pumping session.
He had an umbilical line. They removed it and replaced it with a PICC line. We've been able to kangaroo care him at least once per day since Wednesday. at first he's fussy then settles down. It's amazing, it really is. I go through phases of crying, since all I want to do is see and hold him.
I'm going to go grocery shopping since DH didn't really do any of that while I was gone, then pump and go see my little boy. As always, thanks for all of your support.
(Sorry, deleted the other pics bc of the weirdo drama; when the password protected subgroup is created, E will be back! )
Elliott is now in the lowest setting of the nasal cannula and is on room air. Because this lung muscles are still immature, they're leaving the cannula to help his muscles. He has been on/off phototherapy which is to be expected. His biggest issue that he hasn't been able to tolerate consistent feedings but all x-rays, etc. indicate that he may just have an immature bowel system. He lost the usual post-delivery weight and he's slowly gaining it back. They hope to restart feedings soon, especially now that I'm getting some colostrum/milk with each pumping session.
He had an umbilical line. They removed it and replaced it with a PICC line. We've been able to kangaroo care him at least once per day since Wednesday. at first he's fussy then settles down. It's amazing, it really is. I go through phases of crying, since all I want to do is see and hold him.
I'm going to go grocery shopping since DH didn't really do any of that while I was gone, then pump and go see my little boy. As always, thanks for all of your support.
(Sorry, deleted the other pics bc of the weirdo drama; when the password protected subgroup is created, E will be back! )
