Baby Eagan - NICU Day 107-111 - Bottles and Breathing

  Eagan might just be a show off. He decided he was going to be a big boy and as we all know, Eagan totally calls the shots. He is now breathing 100% on his own AND getting bottles! I gave him his very first bottle today and he did beautiful. His second bottle didn't go so hot, but he had an eye exam a few hours before. I would throw up if someone did that to my eyes too, so I don't blame him one bit. He will continue to get two bottles of 5 ml's a day. That is a sixth of an ounce, but a whole lot of work for this little guy. As you can see in the bottom picture, his Beads of Courage came in the mail. Each star represents a surgery and the big beads at the top represent 100 pokes or procedures for each bead. Each bead means something special and I can't wait until he stops adding beads and is old enough for us to tell him each meaning. In eyeball news, his eyes look a little worse. We expected this approximately 6 weeks following the Avastin procedure. Next week we find out more about whether or not he needs laser surgery.

Weight
4 lb 13.6 oz

Breathing
Eagan is breathing all by himself!!

Vein and Artery Access 
Eagan has a broviac sub-clavian line on the left side as of Day 103.

Medications

 

He was started on Ampicillin every 6 hours and Gentamicin every 12 hours for sepsis.

Fortaz, another antibiotic, has been added.

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

He is also on Diflucan as a preventative measure.

Lasix, a diuretic, will be given every 12 hours.

He is back on Synthroid for low thyroid.

Nutrition

Feeds are at 3 cc an hour continuously.  He is getting TPN and lipids. He also gets two bottles of 5 cc twice a day.

Transfusions
July 22 - Transfusion #34 

 

Upcoming Tests

Eagan will have another eye exam next Monday.