Day 25 - Easy Breezy
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Baby James continues to progress.
Oxygen he is getting (FiO2)- averages 33.4% - 35.8% (last number is most recent)
Pressure - averages 13.8 - 13.5 (last number is most recent)
Amplitude - 26
He is sleeping on his stomach right now, which is best for him to get the most oxygen to his lungs. James has his octopus laying next to him wearing one of the hats a volunteer knitted.
When we walked into his room today we found his portholes were open. No one was in the room. Concerning to say the least. We closed them and immediately pressed the "Boost Air Curtain Button" which adds extra heat to the incubator. After mentioning this to the nurse, she told us that since his temperature didn't drop, he was fine.
Other than that Baby Jimmy had "high-stated" at 96/97 on his oxygen reading for over 2 hours. Better than "low-stating", I guess. Numbers should be between 85-95. An alarm goes off if above or below that range. The idea is that when he gets up to 96/97 then we can wean him off some of the oxygen, bringing that 33.4% down. However sometimes the nurses have found that when they make that adjustment they'll just need to increase it a few minutes later. Up and down...
As a parent, we question things and ask for more information when things aren't clear. Overall it's hard to hear, "that's normal when they are so little", which is the most common response we get everyday.
This is what his incubator looks like. Lindsay downloaded the manual just in case we need it.
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