Christian has had a hard day today. He is not able to breath very well and they keep having to turn his oxygen up and up. Dr. Green said there could be a couple of reasons for this. He could have water in his lungs, he blood count could be low, or he could have some collapsing of his lungs from being premature. Dr. Green is going to try to remove any excess water first (an easy fix with a baby diuretic) this afternoon. If he is still doing poorly breathing, they will try a blood transfusion, if that still doesn't work, he will have to go back on the CPAP until he is bigger and more stable. He does have some lung disease from being so small and the additional time on CPAP might be what he needs to get better. I am hoping that doesn't happen as it is a huge step backwards for us, but we want our little baby to be able to breath easily.
Brandon and I are going to hold them after work today so we might know more and we might not. We will just have to wait and see if the first two options work for him (we REALLY hope so!!).
Father, may Your healing hand be on little Christian, restoring and building up his lungs and his overall strength. You tell us in Your Word not to despise small beginnings, and we thank You for the miracle that these two Barefoot baby boys represent. May Your love, peace and grace overwhelm them now and always.
ReplyDeleteLove, in Christ,
Grampy Don