Today's visit was good. We forgot to bring the camera though. I'll make sure Julie brings it tonite for her visit. David has been moved out of his little isolette/incubator, and placed in just a hospital type basinet. So the only real concerns for him now are staying warm without a fryerlator light or warmed air, which he's doing pretty well. He's keeping his temp at about 36.7 C (98 F). Feeding has gone well overnight, too. No more spit-ups, and he sucked down a whole 48 ml ( 2 oz) bottle in 25 minutes just before we got there. I can't remember the last time I took 25 minutes to down 2 oz. Maybe a scotch, neat.
David had a head ultrasound today. They all get it. The doctors want to check for any bleeding in the brain. Actually, they are checking for a intraventricular hemorrhage. I've learned that the blood vessels in little neonates brains are not strong enough for rapid changes in blood pressure. These changes could happen during delivery, or ventilation, or fluid therapy, to name a few. If you want to read more about this, click here. This usually is not big concern in neonates after 34 weeks, due to some anatomy changes, so David is right at the cusp. He also is not showing any sings of an IVH, so the likelihood is pretty low. Even if he has one, he should recover just fine. The radiologist will read the films tonight, and we'll hear word tomorrow. I did watch the scan today, but since I have never seen a brain ultrasound, normal or abnormal, human or otherwise, I could only appreciate the small ventricles. Maybe a grade 1 IVH. Fun to watch though. Wow, I've seen my kids brain. Eeeww!