Sleepy boy with is new CPAP
Sorry it has been so long since the last post! Ryan has been
doing great! He has graduated twice now to two different rooms -- not due to a
leaky ceiling. The room he is in now is generally the room babies are
discharged from. He is also not considered to be in the Intensive Care Unit
anymore, it is now called Intermediate Care.
He is still on the CPAP and is doing great! He was tried on the nasal
cannula which is the next step up, but was unable to handle it. He was on it
for almost a full day which gives us hope, but at this point, we are not trying
to rush anything. He is now 4 pounds 1 ounce! Being so big, he was moved out of
the isolate and into an open crib. It is sooo much better now with him out in
the open because for one, he isn't so hot anymore, and two, it is a lot easier
for us to take care of him. Ryan and I have become so much more comfortable
changing his diaper and handling him which has been making us feel more
independent in the NICU. We are so proud of our little guy and have nothing but
high hopes for him! The nurse told me once he gets his respiratory down and is
breathing all on his own, they will then focus on breast/bottle feeding --
something that I have been waiting to do since he was born!
