Saela was switched back to a traditional ventilator today which is progress in the right direction. We will work now on weaning her off of this ventilator. She will hopefully start tube feeding tomorrow (through a small tube that will go from her nose to her stomach) and then when she is off all respiratory support we will start breast/bottle feeding. Her length of stay in the hospital will depend on how well she feeds when she "wakes up" from all of this. She needs to be taking breastmilk from either the breast or the bottle and gaining weight before she can go home. She looks very peaceful today resting on her original ventilator. While they were preparing to change the ventilator, the top to her isolette was also raised so that Steve and I could be closer to her. It was so great to be able to kiss her little cheek. We took some more pictures today - soon we will try to figure out how to post them on this site. We cannot wait to see her without all of her extra technical support! I think we will all breathe a little easier when she is off the ventilator.
Thank you so much for your continued thoughts and prayers.
Thank you so much for your continued thoughts and prayers.
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Brenna, Steve and precious little Saela - you don't know me, I'm a friend of your mother (and grandmother), Nancy. She has been calling me daily giving me updates. I can't tell you how relieved I am that things are looking up. I've been so worried. I'll keep praying for you, hopefully we will meet some day. Kenya
B,S and S-
It was so nice to hear that you kissed Saela. How precious that moment must have been. It's so good to hear she is taking steps in the right direction.
Still sending prayers- J,K and J
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