Day 26

Day 26

Jax day 26 970 grams or 2lbs 2 oz. little buddy had to go back on the vent last night but he is doing well. His CO2 levels just creeped up throughout the day. Dr Simmons came in and sat with Shannon and I for hours yesterday. He tried to tweek things to help him blow off the CO2 but it just kept climbing. He was as disappointed as us that he had to intubate again but he noted that he is still one day more mature and one day off the vent helps his throat to heal and decrease some swelling. It seems he is just not strong enough to cough up all of the junk in his lungs and this was building up so he could not properly breathe. So we are going to let the antibiotics run a bit longer and let the secretions in his lungs decrease. He did not have issues with apnea or bradycardia this time. Once his lungs are cleared up I think he is going to do great breathing on his own. He is eating again and he pooped 3 times today. His settings on the vent are as low as they will ever set them so it is just a matter of suctioning his lungs and patience for his body to heal. They let mom hold him today for about 45 min. It was huge, he was very peacefull the whole time. All of the nurses are great but Renee has been so good to our little family. She really takes the extra time to help us understand things as well. Jax is great, happy and he smiled at papa again! FOJSP!!!