Baby Eagan - NICU Day 50 - Baby Weight Watchers

 Eagan is getting back to normal size, slowly but surely! He looks great today. His diet plan, which the doctors and nurses lovingly call "Baby Weight Watchers" is going very well. The albumen and lasix combination seems to be working wonders. I am just thrilled with how well he is doing and cannot wait to snuggle my little boy. For fear of jinxing it or something silly like that, I won't say too much, but a little birdie told me it might be soon!

Weight
He wasn't weighed last night. 

Length
16" 

Breathing
Eagan is on the conventional ventilator. His settings are at 38 breaths per minute. His oxygen rate has been around 25%. The pressure that the ventilator puts in his lungs is at 24. Also, he still has a large amount of fluid in his lungs so he is getting Atrovent breathing treatments every six hours.

Vitals
Eagan's blood pressure was great today!

 

Vein and Artery Access
Eagan has an internal jugular line that was placed in surgery.

The arterial line is in his head.

 

Medications 

An antibiotic, Ancef, is given once a day.

 

Hydrocortisone, for blood pressure and stress response, is up to 3 mg.

His Morphine was previously given every two hours but now his is on the same dose, but as a constant drip.

Caffeine has been started as a diuretic to try to speed up his kidney function.

Lasix, a diuretic, was given after the albumen and once this morning.

Eagan is back on the Dopamine at 3 micrograms to speed up his kidney function.

 

He is also on Diflucan as a preventative measure.

Eagan also is back on the Synthroid for low thyroid.  

 

Nutrition
Eagan's only sources of nutrition right now are his TPN fluids.

His lipids are being given 3 days a week now.

 

Output

Lots of poop and pee today! When else in life can I be so excited about this?

Transfusions 

 Eagan was given Albumen today to try to draw more fluid back into his veins and out of his body.

May 29 - Transfusion #24