Day 62 - 3 Bradys (Not Tom Brady)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 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 ventil...