Vinnie has been doing really well on the new course of steroids - he responds well to the 'roids' as one of the consultants put it. His oxygen requirement has come down to the 20-30's and he is now enjoying some time on high-flow. Yay!!! It is really nice to see him without the hat, chin strap and those delightful CPAP tubes.
He had his first taste of high flow on Friday (90 minutes) and really didn't want to go back on CPAP afterwards. On Saturday he had a 2 hour stint on high flow in the morning and one again in the afternoon. So far so good. More protesting (i.e. screaming and crying for the whole ward to hear!) when he was put back on CPAP. Today they decided to just leave him on high flow and see how he handles it. If he gets too tired he will have to go back on CPAP, but we are hoping that will just be temporary if at all.
He is such a happy little contented baby on high flow. That and the combination of the baby whisperer...
And who is the baby whisperer? Have any of you guessed? Yep, it is Cam. He cooks, he cleans, he settles babies. The last few days when Cam has taken over parent duties from me in the afternoon and gets Vinnie out for a cuddle his oxygen requirements seem to go dramatically down! (Vinnie you little traitor! I carried you for 29 weeks and have battle wounds from your delivery!) Methinks he is going to be a real daddy's boy.
Now that Vinnie is on high flow we are able to start breast feeding. The first few attempts have not been successful, but that is to be expected as his little lungs are still working hard. Now that he is a little older he is having a lot more awake time and it is so hard leaving him each day. Especially if he is awake.
The steroid dose will be weaned throughout the week. We are just hoping and praying for Vinnie to continue making progress and for his little lungs to keep growing. So I ask all of you to either pray for Vinnie's health or visualise him as a happy healthy little boy with strong lungs... what ever floats your boat.
Go Qwam you baby whisperer you! Great to hear 'The Vinster' is improving, and you guys are doing so well too - can't imagine how hard it's been for you both. xxx
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