Day 87 - Consults with the Surgeons

March 27, 2021

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Last night we had the ENT group stop by to do an assessment on James. This morning our doctor on call answered a few of our additional questions regarding surgery he also let us know that it would be a good idea for James to get his circumcision while they're doing the trach and the g-tube. We had no idea that normally little boys are not put under anesthesia for that. So we are happy to give him that at least.

The Nurse Practitioner from the GI group also stopped by to talk with Mom regarding him getting a G-tube. This afternoon one of the Gastroenterologists stopped by just to see if we had any questions. Depending on schedules he may or may not be doing the surgery. Everyone is super nice, informative, and is able to answer all of our questions.

They will be looking at his last echo and EKG to assess whether or not he needs a cardiac anesthesiologist or general anesthesiologist.

Today James had a 2 ½ hour skin to skin with Mom. We are still researching exactly what is good for James' brainwaves being that he is not at 40 weeks yet. There's a lot of information out there but unfortunately not a lot of research studies done on the effects of music, tones, frequencies on preemie development.

During his evening hands-on James had his Saturday night bath. Photos and video below. He now likes to fall asleep in the tub. According to his weigh-in it showed he lost 20 grams but the bed scale isn't very accurate either. As long as his weekly average is around 30 grams day he is doing well.