We have been hands off with the boys for the past few days. They were having a ton of episodes and just needed to be left alone to grow for a little. Cameron's nurse let me try to hold him again yesterday. We had some good QT time and he even sucked on tiniest pacifier I've ever seen! Then he had 4 episodes in a row and turned grey in my arms. Once we got him back into his isolette he was fine but it was pretty scary. We are trying to keep the environmental stimulation to a minimum and just let these babies do their thing.
We learned last night that Cameron's PDA in his heart needs treatment. He started his first round of medication (Indocin) last night and this will continue for 48 hours. The Indocin restricts all of the blood vessels in the body in attempts to close the blood vessel in his heart that is open and causing a problem. In order to minimize other serious complications from the meds he will not be able to receive his milk during the course. He is already down to 1.44 lbs so I'm a bit worried about him losing any more weight but will wait to speak with his doctor at 12 today... again, this is all par for the course.
The nurses tell us is is near a miracle that Brody has had no complications thus far with a PDA-the vessel can open at any point in babies so young, but so far so good with him. He is 1.72lbs! I was so happy to hear that he is gaining some weight. He went back on his vent yesterday but it's a good thing... he was only on one for 2 days right when he was born and has been doing all of the work on his own since... little guy is pooped! He needs a little break to regain some strength and gain some weight.
Praying the first round of meds does the job for Cameron.
We just got our flip video camera... stay tuned for videos of our little men.
The nurses gave us one of Brody's hats-I know it's weird, but Brett and I take turns smelling it-full of that baby smell that we love so much!
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