Gus is one month old today. Still hard to believe.
He's doing pretty well -- up to 3 lbs. 4 oz. He's back to "eating" large quantities of milk at a time, instead of a constant drip. All the milk is still delivered by a feeding tube, since he can't yet coordinate sucking, swallowing, and breathing (all things we take for granted). 34 weeks is the earliest that would happen, and he's at 32 weeks now.
He's still on the nasal cannula for air pressure, though a lower pressure than before. The apneic spells and bradycardia continue, though not quite as frequently. And a few days ago, he needed to have a transfusion, because he was a bit anemic. None of this is outside the realm of normal preemie behavior, though.
That's the gist of what's going on.
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KS - how often do you see the little man? I'm glad to hear he is solidly in the middle of normal preemie behavior. We want him as average as possible in this case. Much love to all.
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