Minor setback

Today was a big challenge for Noah. This is the first real setback that he has had. Yesterday Katie and I noticed that he had more swelling in his belly than normal and his oxygenation was not as good as it had been in the previous days. Katie was at the 7:00 vist time yesterday and Noah had an episode of vomiting and was generally upset. Due to the bloated abdomen, a chest X-ray was obtained and it showed signifiant gas patterns in his intestines. There was also an inguinal herina seen in the left lower quadrant. To remove the air that is in his intestines, there is a larger tube in his stomach connected to suction to decompress the belly. Sadly his feedings have been stopped until his belly returns to normal size (2-3)days at the worst.Noah will go back on intravenous fluids- lipids, protein solution, and TPN (baby Gatorade) until he can be reintroduced to milk. Noah also received a blood transfusion today for a low hemoacrit. This is a result of medical staff collecting blood samples and his bone marrow not being mature enough to reproduce the blood taken. For all the discouraging stuff there was good news for the day- Noah moved from siPAP back to C-PAP. This indicates that his lungs are getting stronger. In another week or two he should be close to being on a nasal cannula.