Thursday, August 11, 2011

Mile stone 2weeks old

Happy 2 week birthday to Noah!!! Apologies to all the loyal Noah followers for the lapse in coverage concerning Noah.
That being said.... Noah has had a good few days. He had a period of gaining weight and then lost a few ounces. The fluid loss was related to having too much fluid in his little body. Sunday night they did a chest X-ray that revealed a "hazy" lung silhouette. He was given a medication called Lasix that causes a diuretic effect and removes fluid. Yesterday he started to get some of that weight back. We are getting close to a milestone for Noah. His feedings have been increased and continue to increase in the volume that he is receiving. This morning he should be at 13 ml of milk per feeding. Another big advancement on the feeding front is the addition of fortification to the feedings. In addition to the milk they are adding extra calories to the milk. It should increase his weight and soon. He still remains on c-PAP with pressures of 5-6. Pressures of 4 will mean that he can graduate to a nasual cannula. Today should be a good day for us all. Updates will continue,more pictures to follow this evening.

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