Back to Basics

Since I have last written there have been a few changes. Jolianne started getting sick and vomiting on Wednesday night and was not able to hold down her feeds. She was getting sick every few hours. They stopped her feeds and started them up again on Thursday evening at
6 cc's an hour. On Friday their goal was to work her back up to 10 cc's and readjust her feeding tube to go into her intestines to be sure that she was getting the nutrition that she needed. Jeremy and I went to see her on Friday and when the doctors did their rounds they decided that they were going to put Jo Jo back in the isolette. (That is the bed she was originally in when she got there.) The attending physician felt like maybe Jolianne was being over stimulated and that is what was causing the feeding problems and the bradycardia. Bradycardia is when your heart rate drops below what is normal for you.In a premature baby it is less than 80. It went down into the 80's when my mom and I were visiting her on Thursday causing the alarm to go off. When it happens it is scary but the doctors and nurses say that it is a common problem for premature babies that usually stops when the baby reaches "term". They are holding off on moving her up to the 8th floor because they want to be sure that she is able to tolerate her feeds along with the supplements that she needs to grow bigger. Jeremy and I are really glad that they have placed her back in the isolette. We have to remember that she is still 6 weeks away from her original due date of November 25. The isolette is the closest thing that they have that creates an environment similar to the womb. It blocks out noise and light and creates a nice warm environment for her to get bigger and bigger. Hopefully this change is just what she needs to get big and strong. Daddy is going to visit tonight so I will update with any new information when we get it.