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Mira's a trooper. About halfway through the day, she turned into a houseplant. They put her into a little climate controlled greenhouse and put a sunlamp over her. She was getting jaundiced so they had to simulate some sunlight for her. She apparently likes the box okay. They also tried putting an IV tube up her arm. It sounds like they're going to try putting it through her head instead, which is actually safer and less dramatic than it sounds.
The main thing that's keeping Mira in NICU (Natal Intensive Care Unit) is that her lungs aren't strong enough to breathe deeply. She's supposed to be breathing 40-60 times a minute but instead she's breathing about 100-120 times a minute. The other big thing is that she hasn't associated sucking with eating. She can suck a pacifier like crazy so it shouldn't be much of a problem. They haven't fed her yet because she's struggling to breathe, let alone manage to eat and breathe at the same time. She should be drinking breast milk tomorrow through a tube that's all the way down to her stomach. She'll be pacified at the same time to associate sucking with a full stomach. Classical conditioning at its best.
We're here till 7 PM tomorrow. Then we get to commute to see our daughter every day for maybe 2 weeks. Huh. At least that means 2 weeks of uninterrupted sleep, I guess. Still, Mira has a big fight ahead of her.
The main thing that's keeping Mira in NICU (Natal Intensive Care Unit) is that her lungs aren't strong enough to breathe deeply. She's supposed to be breathing 40-60 times a minute but instead she's breathing about 100-120 times a minute. The other big thing is that she hasn't associated sucking with eating. She can suck a pacifier like crazy so it shouldn't be much of a problem. They haven't fed her yet because she's struggling to breathe, let alone manage to eat and breathe at the same time. She should be drinking breast milk tomorrow through a tube that's all the way down to her stomach. She'll be pacified at the same time to associate sucking with a full stomach. Classical conditioning at its best.
We're here till 7 PM tomorrow. Then we get to commute to see our daughter every day for maybe 2 weeks. Huh. At least that means 2 weeks of uninterrupted sleep, I guess. Still, Mira has a big fight ahead of her.