We got a call from the NICU this morning and they went ahead and put Emma on the ventilator. Her right lung has collapsed and she is just working too hard. She is still 1 lb. 6 oz. so they don't want her to use all her calories and lose any more weight from trying to breathe. She is a trooper but just soooooo tiny. We are ready for her to rest and build her strength back. When she was born, they did a head ultrasound and found blood on the brain - a grade 1 (4 being the worst). They were not too concerned about it. They did another ultrasound and they found that it was resolving which is great. They called it a "resolving Grade 1). So they will check it again later on but they are really not worried since it is resolving. She is eating and digesting better. She is having good stools. So that is about it for our little Emma.
Olivia, on the other hand, has not stooled in 4 days so they will probably give her a chip to help her out. She is eating and peeing well. She is still on room air with 10 puffs a minute through her c-pap. She continues to have episodes of braedacardias (drop in heart rate) and apnea of prematurity (forgetting to breathe) so we need to improve in that area. Alyssa got to hold her hand last night and they both LOVED it!!!! It was very precious!!
They both have a sono on Monday (tomorrow) so we'll if that medicine is helping with their hearts.
Thanks for all your continued prayers!!! We know this makes a difference in our girls.
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