Day 35

Day 35

Jax day 35.1110 grams or 2lbs 7 oz.  Still off the vent! Blood gasses were great this morning. Still having apnea bradycardia but primarily during feeding only. He has stridor due to the swelling in his throat causing him to squeak when he breathes. The stridor makes him labor a little more for air and was the reason he had to go back on the vent last time. Dr Simmons is decreasing the steroid dose and frequency. He is steering away from using nebulized epinephrine as it can result in worse stridor effects after it wears off. He is still eating well and he will be staying on current amounts of milk. They will begin to add calories to his food as soon as he stabilizes off of the vent. Overall today is a good day. FOJSP!