Day 141 - 20 Weeks Old & Non-Balloon GTube Option
Thursday, May 20th, 2021
James is 20 weeks old! (5 months? Or do we wait for the 31st of May? No one knows..)
Overall James had a good day with only a few events. He got weighed this morning and is now 4880 grams (10lb 12oz). We are almost there!
Update on the G-tube situation: They are working on getting the non-balloon option. Should be in sometime next week! This was recommended to Mom by another Trach/Gtube Mama when she reached out to her FB group. It also helped that our nurse advocated for us!
Here are his updated ventilator settings:
James is due for an ultrasound of his heart. These are typically monthly when babies are on ventilators. He will get this tomorrow.
Mom is starting to wean on the pumping. It is just not going to be physically impossible being James's primary nurse 24/7 and being able to keep up with pumping and washing bottles. It is super sad because this is not what the plan was but then again none of this was planned. James has already been getting breastmilk for 5 months and we have two stocked deep freezers.
James had a pretty bad event at 11:45pm and again at 12:30am. A few more throughout the night but all just having to do with bowel movements.
P.S. You can email James your love and support as often as you’d like. Mom and Dad read these emails to James as they come in. We all love them! JamesWestonAbramowitz@gmail.com
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