Sarah continues to improve and impress. Her weight fluctuated a little over the weekend, but finally settled last night at 440 grams.
She has been stable on her ventilator and her lungs are really developing. They are slowly (very slowly) weening her off the ventilator and letting her lungs do more of the work themselves. But, it's a slow process, because breathing is quite tiring when you're that tiny.
And she's continuing to eat like a champ, taking in 1.5 mL every three hours, with almost no residual milk left in her tummy. Before each feeding, they check her belly to see how much milk is left, to make sure that she is digesting everything. And she is!
Today should be a restful day for Sarah, as there are no procedures scheduled for her. She could use the day off. :)
Have a great Monday!
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So nice to hear she gets a day off... I hope you feel relaxed as if YOU get the day off! You are a wonderful mother, Erika. The love and strength you show should earn you many years of diapers, dishes, packed lunches, school shopping, proms, graduations, etc etc etc.... I don't want to get toooooo far ahead of myself! I love you!
Hi Erica and Roger and Sarah,
We so look forward to your blogs everyday to get the update on Sarah.
Margaret thought she posted a comment for you yesterday (her first blog) but it did not show up. She must have missed the final "publish".
She blogged that she is excited about Sarah and looks forward to seeing her pictures and thinks about her and that Sarah is the perfect name for a baby.
Margaret left to a middle school 3-day retreat today. Weird. Won't see her for three days!
Good to hear Sarah is digesting the good mother's milk that you are pumping, Erica. Keep up the good pumping. She is really something.
Thanks for the updates.
Rosemary and family.
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