Dear Alexander,
Happy one week birthday darling! I can't believe that you were born a week ago. Last week, I was laying in my postpartum room recovering from your birth. Even though I was in pain, it was worth every single moment of it. It is still hard to believe that I am your mom and you are my son.
You have had a pretty rough week, but this weekend you made some amazing improvements. Let's see what all has happened.
Sunday night - you were given a shot to help your lungs developed and were given a breathing tube.
Monday and Tuesday - still on breathing tube and oxygen levels were not where the doctor wanted it to be.
Wednesday - put on nitrous oxide to help the blood vessels in your lungs open up. I didn't know that was how nitrous oxide affected your blood vessels.
Thursday - placed under bililights to treat jaundice
Friday - taken off nitrous oxide and bililights
Saturday - breathing tube removed (woohoo!), moved to a crib, and first feeding of breastmilk. Mommy and daddy both got to hold you and try to feed you. This was daddy's first time to hold you. He looked so proud.
Sunday - placed back on bililights. Feeding just fine - up to 23ml as of 11pm.
Even though your breathing tube was removed, you still have a supply of oxygen running through your nose. The nurse said that once that tube is able to be removed, it will be shortly after that you will be able to come home as long as everything else is still looking good. I am hoping that your heart rate does not drop anytime soon. If it does drop, then you have a guaranteed stay of at least another 7-10 days. Pretty much things are riding on you to determine when you will leave the hospital.
I just want you to know that you are the love of my life right now. It kills me inside to know that there really isn't too much I can do to help you progress any faster, but I know that you are where you need to be to get healthy. Until next time.
I will always love you,
Your Mommy
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