I am happy to report that Aerin is officially over her NEC scare. She's back on feedings! They started her at 10 cc's and she's tolerated them beautifully. They'll bump her up 5 cc's every 3 feedings until she's back to 20 cc's.
She had a good day. She had one very brief apnea episode, which the nurse thinks was from reflux. It's a big change for a tiny baby to go from no food to 10 cc's, so some reflux is to be expected. She was a little warm in the afternoon, so the nurse turned her isolette temperature down. That ended up making her too cool to be held today. Andrew is going to try tomorrow and I'm looking forward to seeing Aerin being held by her Daddy for the first time.
They monitor Aerin's temperature so closely that even a tenth of a degree change is noticed. When I say that she was warm, I mean that she was about .1 of a degree warm. She didn't have a fever or anything like that. She was about .2 of a degree cool, but they don't want to take any chances. Preemies are extremely sensitive to temperature changes.
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This is most interesting to read, but a little emotional too as i read each and every episode of Miracle Baby.
May GOD grant little Aerin Amelia the good health and fortitude to withstand all that she is dealt.
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