Maria got to try breathing without her cannula today! The nurses removed her cannula, along with all the horrible tape ripping up Maria's sweet cheeks, and gave her the chance to breath without any supplemental oxygen or streamed air. She tolerated it pretty well. I don't think that her alarms were excessively higher without her canula, but we'll wait for the official report. She does still need the cannula placed in her nose while she eats, though. I'm trying not to expect too much. She relied on streamed air so heavily for so long, I doubt that she'll be able to tolerate the withdrawl perfectly at the first try.
She is such a piggy eater - she's nippling every other feeding, now. Today she proved that she is so good at nippling that she can drink while she's sleeping. We had previously been waiting for her awake times to nipple, but now she can drink no matter what!
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Maria is such a sweet baby love. All she needs is lotsa' time to grow & develop. you 2 are giving her the best environment to do that: lotsa' lovin' everyday, many times a day. She's a blessing & a gift to you! love you all, gramma
ReplyDeleteOne ounce away from 5 lbs, wowzers!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's just awesome!
Praying for you sweet little Maria!