01.19.08
Papa cuddling with Brynn, trying to keep her toasty!
In her bassinett.
She has been in her bassinett now for about 9 hours. She is hanging in there, but not by too much. They are checking her temperature every hour. If she falls below 97.7 degrees twice, she is done and has to go back into the incubator. She has hit 97.7 once already. She has kind of been hovering around 98 degrees. If she has to go back into the incubator, it will probably be another week in the hospital. When they have to put them back in the incubators after they've failed in recovery, it is 48 hours before they'll at least even try to start weaning back out of the incubator again. Then, we can figure another 48 for weaning and another 48 for recovery. So, we are praying that she does well over the next 24 hours. They have on her a onesie, a sleeper, a sleep sack and a blanket. She is quite toasty when we're holding her. We just got back from the hospital no
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and I think Dana and I were both almost contemplating sleeping the night there and just holding her to make sure she stays warm. Her nurses are doing everything they can to keep her from failing. The nurse we have tonight runs her wipes under warm water to warm them up when she changes her diaper. Brynn is also now on 24-calorie supplement. Meaning, whenever she has a bottle, whether it's breast milk or formula, they supplement it with the additional calories. Otherwise, I can just continue to breastfeed her as normal, and then they just add the calories when I'm not there, or if she takes more from a bottle after nursing. The other issue she's working on is continuing to gain weight, so the doctor is hoping she'll pack on the pounds with the increased calories in her diet. We are trying to stay positive for her to still come home Monday, but we're also trying not to get our hopes up. Thank you again to all those praying for Brynn to be healthy and strong, and to come home soon!
She has been in her bassinett now for about 9 hours. She is hanging in there, but not by too much. They are checking her temperature every hour. If she falls below 97.7 degrees twice, she is done and has to go back into the incubator. She has hit 97.7 once already. She has kind of been hovering around 98 degrees. If she has to go back into the incubator, it will probably be another week in the hospital. When they have to put them back in the incubators after they've failed in recovery, it is 48 hours before they'll at least even try to start weaning back out of the incubator again. Then, we can figure another 48 for weaning and another 48 for recovery. So, we are praying that she does well over the next 24 hours. They have on her a onesie, a sleeper, a sleep sack and a blanket. She is quite toasty when we're holding her. We just got back from the hospital no
w,and I think Dana and I were both almost contemplating sleeping the night there and just holding her to make sure she stays warm. Her nurses are doing everything they can to keep her from failing. The nurse we have tonight runs her wipes under warm water to warm them up when she changes her diaper. Brynn is also now on 24-calorie supplement. Meaning, whenever she has a bottle, whether it's breast milk or formula, they supplement it with the additional calories. Otherwise, I can just continue to breastfeed her as normal, and then they just add the calories when I'm not there, or if she takes more from a bottle after nursing. The other issue she's working on is continuing to gain weight, so the doctor is hoping she'll pack on the pounds with the increased calories in her diet. We are trying to stay positive for her to still come home Monday, but we're also trying not to get our hopes up. Thank you again to all those praying for Brynn to be healthy and strong, and to come home soon!
Papa cuddling with Brynn, trying to keep her toasty!
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