Delle's NICU Journey -- Week 4

Day 22:

Delle is up to 2lbs 13oz and is 15" long.
She is getting 24ml of milk every 3 hours.

Her high flow is still at 2.5LPM.

And her diaper rash is looking so much better!

 

Day 23:

Delle gained 50grams and is at 2lbs 15oz!

She is being weaned down to 2.0LPM of oxygen.

Day 24:

Delle hit 3lbs today! She is still SO tiny, but 3lbs seems huge!

She is up to 25ml of milk every 3 hours.

And she is doing really well at 2.0LPM on the high flow.

Day 25:

The nurse didn't chart Delle's weight last night, so we don't have a weight for today.

There aren't any other changes for her either, which is great!

Hyde and I both had little fevers today, so I wasn't able to hold her. But Sean was able to go up and see her for a bit.

Day 26:

Delle is 3lbs 2oz.

Her latest newborn screening came back normal, so she is now off of her Vitamin C dose. (I'm not sure what it was even for, something that was abnormal in her previous newborn screening.) She'll have another screening at 36 weeks.

Everything is looking great with her and she just needs to keep growing!

Day 27:

No weight gain, but no loss either.

Her corrected gestational age is 31 weeks today! (Crazy I should still be pregnant now and would have many 

more weeks to go.)

She is being weaned off of the humidity in her incubator. They start moving babies to open cribs around 32 weeks/1500 grams (Delle is 1420 grams right now).

Day 28:

Delle is up in weight, just under 3lbs 3oz.

She's up to 27ml of fortified breast milk every 3 hours.

Sean held her for the first time today. Delle loved it! She was so content and had her eyes wide open for so long, it was the sweetest thing! She didn't have any dips in her oxygen or heart rate while she was laying on him.

And they are starting to wean down the air temperature control in her incubator! (As soon as she can regulate her own temperature, she'll be in the open crib.)

Delle's NICU Journey -- Week 3

Day 15:

Delle lost 10 grams, still at 2lbs 8oz.

Her little umbilical cord fell off today!

They've upped her to two doses of caffeine a day and have added a multivitamin (to make up for the nutrients she isn't getting not being in the womb).

She's still on 2.5LPM at 28%.

Day 16:

She's up 20 grams, putting her just under 2lbs 9oz.

Her feedings are up to 22ml every 3 hours and she's tolerating them very well!

They raised her high flow up to 3.0 LPM at 25%, she's been much happier there.

Her little bum rash is acting up again, so they've got her on a new paste.

And her bed was expired, so they switched it out today for a fresh one.

Day 17:

Delle gained an ounce! She's at 2lbs 10oz.

She still has a bum rash that's being treated.

And she's had way less residual after her feedings.

Day 18:

Delle has gained another ounce! She's up to 2lbs 11oz.

She's also up to 23ml of breast milk every 3 hours.

Today, when the nurse put her on me for skin to skin, it was like Delle was rooting. The nurse put her pacifier in and she was so content and wide awake just sucking away!

She always has her hand up by/on her face.

Day 19:

Delle still weighs 2lbs 11oz.

She's still content at 3.0 LPM on the high flow.

No other changes and that's a good thing!

Day 20:

Valentine's Day! // 30 Weeks!

I woke up feeling sick, so I wasn't able to go see or hold Delle. I didn't want to even risk getting her sick! But Sean was able to go up to see her and take her fresh milk.

She gained 10 grams, still putting her at 2lbs 11oz.

Her diaper rash is still hanging around, so they've been letting her air out, as well as putting paste on it still.

Her feet are so tiny!

Day 21:

Delle is up to 2lbs 12oz!

And she is back down to 2.5 LPM on the high flow!

Dad did her cares and she was so content during skin to skin.