MORE OF THE SAME

Today, we didn't really change much. I think my posts will be like this pretty much all week until little Ava starts eating on her own. The NP did discontinue her pulse-ox but I asked to keep it on a few extra days. It makes me nervous to not know her numbers. Since she is still having small de-sats every once in a while, I would just rather wait a couple days to see how she does without the caffeine meds. I am sure she will do just fine, and I remember going through the same thing with Justin. You get used to looking at the numbers on the screen and at some point you have to learn to look at the baby (for color changes, etc.) in order to tell if they are breathing ok. Again, just wanted to give her a couple extra days...more for me than anything ;-) She gained 35 grams and is up to 3 lbs 9 ounces. This week we will see how she does with feedings, probably towards the end of the week (closer to her 34 week gestation). Other than that, smooth sailing in Special Care!