Day 140 - Mom bagged James & G-tube out for 3rd time
Wednesday May 19th 2021 We switched from neonatal vent settings to pediatric vent settings because the tidal volume was limited 50. In order to do this switch we actually needed to switch out the vent and needed to disconnect James from the oxygen and provide manual ventilation through an an ambu bag. Mom got her first practice using an ambu bag. She did not want to just practice on him for the heck of it but since we were going to need to do it anyways this was a chance for her to feel how it would be in an emergency situation. It was not what she expected. You actually need to squeeze pretty firm and faster than you would think. She needed to use both hands at one point. Also it's good to know that your hands get tired in case you're ever in that situation. Over the course of the day we spoke with our social worker, discharge coordinator, and a nurse practitioner from what will be our pediatrician after we leave the hospital called the complex care clinic. It was a lot of inf...