Written September 15, 2013 11:04am
Wee! Evan is celebrating his 2 week birthday today! :)
He's back under the bilirubin lights, but he's right on the line of needing them. The nurse today said that depending on the doctor, he may not have even gone back under them today.
The doctors did give him some medicine to try to encourage urine output. Andrew and I stepped out for a bite and when we came back, the nurse said Evan was dancing a lot. Usually when he wiggles his butt it means he's made a messy diaper. Well, little man peed! Great news on his weekly birthday!
The doctors and nurses continue to reassure us that Evan is acting like a typical preemie. His lungs are underdeveloped, but again, they expect this with his age.
Evan's feeds were also increased to 2 ml! The feeds are now included in his daily fluid counts. The 1 ml that he was on was what they call trophic. Trophic feeds are used to help stimulate the developing gastrointestinal tract. These feeds are not included in the daily fluid intake.
He's back under the bilirubin lights, but he's right on the line of needing them. The nurse today said that depending on the doctor, he may not have even gone back under them today.
The doctors did give him some medicine to try to encourage urine output. Andrew and I stepped out for a bite and when we came back, the nurse said Evan was dancing a lot. Usually when he wiggles his butt it means he's made a messy diaper. Well, little man peed! Great news on his weekly birthday!
The doctors and nurses continue to reassure us that Evan is acting like a typical preemie. His lungs are underdeveloped, but again, they expect this with his age.
Evan's feeds were also increased to 2 ml! The feeds are now included in his daily fluid counts. The 1 ml that he was on was what they call trophic. Trophic feeds are used to help stimulate the developing gastrointestinal tract. These feeds are not included in the daily fluid intake.
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