Happy 3 weeks to our precious little one today. It's hard to believe she is already 3 weeks old, I just wish I had her home. But I am glad she is where she is, Kayla had a little bit of a back track today and go back on the pressure oxygen. She has been desating a lot, enough that the Dr wanted to give her a little help with the pressure. She is still doing well on her level of oxygen but she just forgets to breathe sometimes and the pressure gives her a bit more help to expand her lungs to take a deep breathe when she finally does. We are getting there, it may be slow but we are getting there. Because of all her desats the Dr got an x-ray as well as a blood draw to rule out any lung issues or infection. Thankfully those came back completely negative, so it's a bummer but she will get off the pressure oxygen again and hopefully by that time her body has grown a bit more and she will have some more room to expand those little lungs. Speaking of growing, Kayla has grown another half ounce if she keeps up these weight gains she could be at three pounds by the weekend, we will see. :)
Today was a great day though with the connection Kayla and I got when Kayla got to nuzzle today, she did so great, it's amazing how babies just automatically know what to do. We will continue to nuzzle almost everyday until the day that she gets to actually try breastfeeding (closer to 34 weeks old) so exciting I love that instant bond. So although the pressure oxygen was a bummer the nuzzling took that all away and turned it into a wonderful day. Thank you sweet girl.
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