A lot of progress today. Wren is now able to eat from a bottle. He can't go straight to the source yet, apparently because it's much more work than sucking from a bottle and they don't want to strain him. Maybe in a day or so. That would be a nice Christmas present. Also, his cpap is out and his oxygen saturation is holding steady at 97, so it looks like he doesn't need it anymore. That leaves just the feeding tube going into his nose, which isn't even hooked up to anything. I expect they'll pull that out today and then it'll just be the one IV into him.
Unfortunately, we're not allowed to have a day of unmitigated good news. His incision has apparently gotten infected and is quite weepy. The doctors are going to look at it sometime today and presumably clean it out and restitch it. No word, but I'm guessing they're going to want to sedate him in some way, and that might mean oxygen and maybe no more feedings. We might be backtracking. Very frustrating.
2 comments:
That's wonderful news about him eating! I hope his infection clears up without too much trouble and you are able to feed him "straight from the source." :)
We hope you have a Happy Christmas. Lots of love, SSL&P
It sounds like Wren is doing fantastic! Recovery from surgery often involves backtracks along the way, but overall it sounds like things are going well. You might ask the docs if they are able to obtain any cultures, either right now or when they go in to clean it out if they decide to do that - just a little advice from someone who's BTDT. Our daughter ended up with an incision infection that didn't go away the first time because they weren't using the right meds. I would hate for that to happen to Wren!
He is such a handsome little boy and seems to be weathering things like a little trooper. Have a Merry Christmas, and give your little boy some snuggles from Amelia and me!
Kathie, BBC heart babies board
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