He's done well again during the past few days despite needing to be bagged again on Wednesday evening. He's been on low flow since Thursday evening although he still seems to desaturate a bit when he has his feeds.
The good news is that he hit 4lb's at Thursday night's weigh in (1.835kg) so we celebrated again with another bottle of bubbly! He was given another bath this morning as he was pretty stinky already and again, he seemed to enjoy it but was shattered this afternoon when I went in to see him.
One of the nurses phoned me this morning to see if we had a pram for him yet as they thought that as the weather was so nice and they weren't rushed off their feet that we might like to take Elis out for a little walk around the hospital grounds! They'd get a little bottle of oxygen and a portable sats monitor then come out with us in case anything went wrong. Unfortunately we didn't have a pushchair so couldn't go out. Needless to say, the first stop after the hospital visit was Mothercare to buy one so we'll be set if the opportunity arises tomorrow.
The other surprise when we got to the unit was that Elis has been taken out of his incubator and is currently in a cot and looking lovely with his clean hair! This is great as it suggests that not only is he able to regulate his temperature properly now, but also that they expect him to spend most of his time now on low flow rather than CPAP. His feeds have also gone back to three-hourly which is another step in the right direction as it doesn't seem to make any difference to his desats.
4 comments:
Hi!!! So happy to read all the good news this morning - made my day. His progress is amazing - up to four pounds, out of the incubator and ready for his first spin outdoors in the pram! Wow! A cause for celebration! Can't wait to see pics of Elis out and about in the sunshine his new pram. Love to you all, Anti Angharad xxx
Its great to hear of the latest progress and wonderful to see Elis in his cot. I trust you all enjoyed your well deserved Champagne!
Love Liz & Nigel
WOW!! That is great news, I bet you cant wait to get him out an show him off to everyone in his pram! I cant believe Elis is 4lbs already, he seems to have really piled on the lbs in the last few weeks. Lots of Love Kim, Paul & Daniel xx
Marvellous news! Delighted Elis is stilling countinuing to put on the pounds. Looking forward to seeing the photos of your first outing. xxx
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