Sophia has had a better few days again, she is not quite 100% back to where she was before she had a couple of not so hot days but she is definitely doing better then she was. Her NJ tube is working well and today her feeds were increased to 2 ml/hr, which is better then she did with the tube in her tummy. She is also processing the food this time...the exciting part is that she is now pooping on her own. I never thought I'd be so excited about poop but when you have a little one that isn't pooping it is a really big deal.
Sophia is also being weaned from the Nitric again in hopes of getting her off her vent. The difference this time being that she is processing food and that she is absorbing her new respiratory medicine. Since she was getting sick last time the doctors realized she was not absorbing the medicine last time. So if everything goes right this time she should be off the Nitric some time tomorrow night and hopefully she'll be able to stay off of it this time, but there is aways a chance that she could go back on. If she continues to progress positively she could be off the vent this coming week. As you all might remember this was the point that set her back last time...She will let us know what her pace will be. Having them take her off the vent is an exciting and scary thought at the same time...the first few days off the vent will be hard for her because she will be breathing on her own for the first time. She is actually breathing a lot on her own with her current vent settings so they are getting her ready to do it on her own.
We like to say happy one month to Sophia and say keep up the good work kiddo! We'd also like to thank everyone again for all of the continued support.
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