I apologize for not posting yesterday. Luckily, there isn't much to say!
Lilah and Alec had an "okay" day yesterday. They continue to gain weight a little at a time and they seem to be comfortable.
Lilah was having a little irritation with the nose prongs of her cpap, so they are rotating between the prongs and a mask. I took a picture of the mask and a special hat she needs to wear to keep it in place.
Both Alec and Lilah continue to have breathing spells (they forget to breathe) and heart rate dips which are very common for preemies. These happen a few times a day and will hopefully resolve with time and growth. Dave and I have become their personal cheering section every time a monitor goes off, encouraging them to self resolve the spells.
1:40 PM Update:
Spoke too soon! Lilah's temperature was a little low late this morning, so they turned the temp up in her isolette but her body temp continued to drop. The nurse also noticed her behavior was different. She wouldn't protest the cares she was receiving (She will squawk if you try to take her underarm temperature). These could be signs of infection. They have started her on broad spectrum antibiotics until they get the tests back to see what is going on. Preemies can get very sick very quickly so that is why they started the antibiotics already.
7:54 PM Update:
All the tests they have run so far have come back negative for any infection. They are running a few cultures over the next few days to see if anything pops up. This evening when we visited the NICU she was more responsive then she has been all day. Hopefully whatever is wrong is being fixed. I was able to cuddle with her a bit, hopefully that helped her too. I know it helped me feel better :)
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