The past 48 hours have been full of ups and downs for our little guy. Friday was a great day, a day that saw Noah up to full feedings and receiving fortifications in his breast milk of higher caloric fats and other essential nutrients. Things were looking great. Katie and I have become accustomed to calling prior to going to see Noah and we did just that Saturday morning. When we called, the nurse caring for Noah stated that he had a wild and not so hot Friday night. Noah had several spells and had to have his oxygen increased back to the max that siPAP would allow and he had a large vomiting episode. The ever aggressive staff in the NICU stopped his feedings, placed a tube in his stomach (to decompress it), and ordered lots of blood work and started antibiotics (just in case). Needless to say, Saturday was a bit of a downer for our family. Labs showed that Noah needed a blood transfusion.....
What a difference 24 hours makes! Sunday morning Katie and I came to see Noah to find out that he had an excellent night. His belly, which was full of air, had reduced back to a normal "squishy" belly and his color was much improved largely in-part to the blood transfusion. Sunday afternoon showed more improvements. Noah was able to have the feeding tube placed again, and got to start back on a third of the full feedings that he was on. Kangaroo care resumed and Noah received a bonus. He was able to do his first episode of non-nutritive nursing. Essentially Katie is now Noah's new favorite pacifier. Lastly, the oxygen rate has been reduced now to 15 breaths per minute to supplement what Noah is doing on his own.
Tomorrow is a new day, and optimism is high in the Flynn house. Let the Noah-coaster continue to roll.
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