Day 62 - 3 Bradys (Not Tom Brady)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
He had three of these today two low oxygen desats around 40% (should be closer to 95-100%). During these five different episodes, time sort of stands still while we wait for James to recover. He fully recovers on his own with a small intervention from the nurses.
The X-ray came back fine. Blood gas is increasing a bit, which means James is not releasing CO2. We will continue to make changes on his ventilator.
Mom did get to do a skin to skin for a little bit today, but it was cut short due to low oxygen levels. Dad read a few books to James today. The deeper voice seems to be calming. We went with a Dr. Seuss “Hark a Shark” and “The Go-Giver”.
Dad and Mom did make it on the "First Hold Wall" aka the NICU Wall of Fame, side by side.
Update: James is doing the best he can, but he had did have a few small episodes today. What is a Brady? ... whelp, when I typed “Baby Brady” into Google I get LOTS of Tom Brady photos and baby clothes. 🏈... not what I was looking for. So, I switched the search to “NICU Baby Brady” and found this:
Bradycardia is the slowing of the heart. When a baby's heart begins to slow, there is decreased blood flow to the lungs and oxygen to the tissues drops. Bradycardia in a premature baby is defined as a heart rate lower than 100 beats per minute.
He had three of these today two low oxygen desats around 40% (should be closer to 95-100%). During these five different episodes, time sort of stands still while we wait for James to recover. He fully recovers on his own with a small intervention from the nurses.
The X-ray came back fine. Blood gas is increasing a bit, which means James is not releasing CO2. We will continue to make changes on his ventilator.
Mom did get to do a skin to skin for a little bit today, but it was cut short due to low oxygen levels. Dad read a few books to James today. The deeper voice seems to be calming. We went with a Dr. Seuss “Hark a Shark” and “The Go-Giver”.
Dad and Mom did make it on the "First Hold Wall" aka the NICU Wall of Fame, side by side.
Evening Update: One of the Night nurses found this light up music player for his incubator. He fell right asleep to the gentle music and lights. It's hard to hear the music over the alarms 🚨 but unfortunately there is no turning those off.
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