Day 42 - Photo Shoot
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 Morning: Weight: 1230 grams (2lbs 10 ounces) Quick Notes from convo with the doctor: Echocardiogram Results from 2/8: -Continued to show the trivial anterior pericardial effusion -NEW find, small *PDA not noted on prior echos. This was closed and now is open. *Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is an extra blood vessel found in babies before birth and just after birth. In most babies who have an otherwise normal heart, the PDA will shrink and close on its own in the first few days of life. If it stays open longer, it may cause extra blood to flow to the lungs. Also slowly weening morphine by keeping the same dosage but increasing his weight. We are considering every day a win with everything essentially staying stable. Afternoon : James is still doing well. We are getting closer to his first day doing skin to skin with Mom. We are shooting for this weekend sometime, assuming things stay the course. James is growing steadily and is getting bigger. O...