32 Weeks gestation

Getting Easier (kind of)

 

We have had pretty much all good news this week. The doctor turned her flow down even more it is now at 1.5 and she is between 27%-23% oxygen. Blakelyn has been doing amazing she is still having her usual up and down with her oxygen levels but that is still very normal for her age.

On Monday I got a call from the doctor saying her crit came back low and they were going to need my verbal consent for a second blood transfusion. I knew deep down this was going to happen and I kept asking what her crit levels were and all they kept telling me oh its normal its good, why you asking you have any concern? I would just tell them oh no concerns just wondering. So when I got that phone call and he told me she needed it I was prepared. This is something we have to do and go through so we can bring home a sassy health Blakelyn but it is never easy. All day at work all I could think about is IV's. I hate thinking about it but no matter what I did it was always on my mind. I called and asked how things were going and they said they finally got an IV in and they were waiting for the blood to get there. The word FINALLY I tried to not think about and just say ok. I am glad we didn't have to go through what we did the first time with IV's. Of course today is the day Ben gets sick and he cant go in with me to see her. Walline and I get to the NICU to see Blakelyn and I finally felt brave enough to ask for the not so fun answers. They had to try for an IV 2 times and 3 hours in that IV went bad and she got blood allover her. The final IV stayed good for the rest of the time YAHOO!!! Glad that one is over.
The rest of this week has been pretty calm and normal for a NICU life. Blakelyn is now up to 1540gr 3lb 7oz. It was crazy in one day she gained 140gr we were wondering if it was accurate or not but it is. She is eating and digesting 28cc of the 24cal fortified boobie milk. Other then that not much has changed. We love boring days when not much has happened. All we need is for her to get to 4lbs and she can be out of her isolate and in real baby clothes.

After a week of waiting Ben get to finally hold Blakelyn.

First time getting to hold her.