The Plan

I was in the nursery this morning when the Nurse Practitioner did her daily rounds. The plan for the day is to keep her stable and continue to monitor the levels. She did state that there would not be an official attempt to wiene her from the vent in the next 24 hours.

Anna did give me a minor scare. Every time that they turn her she usually has to be suctioned because some phlegm usually breaks loose. After they turned her at 10:00 they suctioned her twice and she still was very uncomfortable. Her oxygen levels dropped slightly. There was a 5 minute period where we all just kind of watched the monitor. She promptly returned to her normal level and relaxed. It was not even that critical of a moment compared to what we went through on Friday but for me it was scary because the last few days everything has been so positive it was hard to see any negative change.

Jessica

Happy Labor Day!

I woke about 5:30 AM this morning and made the walk to the nursery. Little Anna had a really good night. Blood gas levels continue to be good and a couple of minor changes were made overnight to decrease the vent support. She was very relaxed when I arrived. At about 6:00 AM they had to turn her and she really appeared to awaken quite a bit. She was really grasping my finger and kicking her feet. She does have a continuous IV of pain medication to try to keep her comfortable but as she wakes up they said she is going to move more and more. They can not risk having her disturb the breathing tube so they did have to give her a dose of the medication that relaxes her. I am feeling well this morning and optimistic about the day that is to come and what additional improvement my baby girl can achieve.

Jessica

Sleep

It is about 2:30 AM. The update. Anna continues to be stable and the 2:00 AM tests looked good and another level on the ventilator has been decreased. Still a long, long way to go but we are making progress. Also they have not had to use much of the sedation medication in the last day. I am proud of Anna and her will to fight through this horrible condition.

Sleep. I know that I need it. I know that it is important in the recovery from my c-section. For me it is impossible. A couple of hours at a time at best. I had previously been taking sleeping pills at night while a patient in the hospital which seemed to "knock me out". None tonight and I am trying to rest but it is just so hard not to be with the baby. I will try to watch some of the stimulating late night TV that is available and patiently wait for the next update.