Elis truly is a little miracle. He was moved into High Care again last night and put back onto CPAP. He hated it and fought against it so hard that they decided to give him a try on low-flow. Well, that seemed to be what he was after and his oxygen came down as low as 0.4 litre, which is lower than it had ever been.
This morning he was moved into an open incubator and then surprised everyone even further by having a good long breastfeed, which fixed his grumps as he was no longer starving hungry! Unsurprisingly, he had lost a few hundred grams in weight during the last week, so he's got a bit of catching up to do.
Once he was no longer grouchy, he settled down for a good read and then a snooze. He was so relaxed and breathing so well that his oxygen came down to an amazing 0.2 litre. The doctors are absolutely gobsmacked! Although we accept that the steroids have to take a lot of the credit, we hope so hard that he doesn't slide back too far the other way.
Anyway, he's done us all proud for his 3rd month birthday.
3 comments:
Thinking of you all.... Ellis really is an amazing young man. Happy 3 months birthday Ellis, we're all looking forward to the day when you can go home.....
Best wishes
Julia & Gary
".....no longer grouchy, he settled down for a good read and then a snooze' Could be talking about Taid!
We're so relieved and happy that Elis has overcome the setback.
Cariad mawr
Nain
Penblwydd Hapus Elis.
I knew Elis was a little fighter all along, he is such an amazing baby! Thinking of you all, hoping to be able to see you all again very soon.
Lots Love & Hugs
Kim, Paul & Daniel xxx
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