Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A couple small changes

Well Logan has been stable again today. They took the pic line out of his foot, so all of his nutrition is through breastmilk now. He still has an IV port in his hand in case he needs more blood. But that is the only line that is "stuck" in him. The nurse told me that he will get all medications orally, and my response was, "but he can't swallow yet!" She informed me they just put the meds. in through his feeding tube. Whew! In the next few days or so, they will begin fortifying the breastmilk to help him bulk up even more! He is getting 23 ccs of milk now (up 1 cc from yesterday) and this is considered full feeds for him. His sodium levels have normalized. (He has been getting a little extra sodium the last couple of days). He is still on the same si-pap settings. Please pray that his carbon dioxide and ph levels will continue to go down to a more normal level. Thank you everyone.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jill & Danny,

First of all....I hope you guys are feeling better and Danny hasn't got it yet. Little Logan sounds like he is doing so well and really putting on the pounds. That is great! I am sure it feels like forever since you have seen Logan. I bet he will have changed a lot when you do see him. CARSYN IS HAVING HIS 9 MONTH CHECK TOMORROW. I CAN'T BELIEVE HE IS ALREADY THAT OLD. THEY GROW FAST, SO TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES. SORRY ABOUT MY TYPING....NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED HERE AND I CAN'T FIX IT FOR SOME REASON. TAKE CARE! HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON!

Amanda said...

Always the SLP--"he can't swallow yet!" I can practically hear the panic in your voice. Too funny!

Logan is eating all breastmilk!! Good job, little man! We're so proud of you for growing so big and getting so strong. Smile for the camera so your mama and daddy don't miss you so much! They can't wait to see you.

Always praying for you all,
Amanda