Rounding today:
WBC 23.9
2/5- one bottle grew ( Dr. Ballard thinks still contaminate)
Draw 2 bottles blood cultures today and if truly contaminate then will do total 7 days vanc
Keep 3cc/hr on feeds and add human fortifiers for extra nutrition
Goal is to have protein for growth- part of the fortifier powder added to my breast milk
Hct 33.9- will give blood today
Hold off on CXR today- probably repeat tomorrow
Lil RJ and I had a really good Kanagaroo care time this morning. I wanted to make sure I actually got to hold him since he was going to get blood and it goes in over 3 hrs. I requested to hold him first before it was started and thankfully his nurse was understanding. RJ's eyes were really open during the first part I was holding him. I was talking and singing to him while he looked at me. I was kissing his head and lil hand. He would wiggle his lil hand and brush my lips, since they were right down close to him. It was precious. He also got the hiccups at one point. I learned later that it's also a sign of "stress". It was probably from moving him and getting him settled in my "Kanagroo pouch". I got him to take his binki and he was sucking away on it. Robert got some cute pics we hope to post later.
His sats are doing better now that he's getting the blood as well. The blood started while Robert and I were at lunch. I drank my midday dose of caffenated soda for lunch and then promptly feel asleep while in the pumping room afterwards. Oh bother... We have to leave the NICU in about an hr for the "shift change" time. We are so proud of our lil man and his improvements today. He's looking cutier every day!!
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