Today was filled with mixed news... On the one hand- both boys are at 2.8lbs each and are taking well to the milk. They are working on growing and slowly becoming independent. Kiernan is holding firm on not needing the cannela line and Graydan is not showing any signs of illness.
Their was however a nasty scare with Kiernan and a bought of apnea. He fell asleep and stopped breathing. Unlike some of the other apnea episodes, he was unable to pull himself out of it without the nurses and I intervening. This is typical in babies his age, and he truly has been doing great with pulling himself out of it, but it's still terrifying to watch. He is fine now though and only has one apnea of this severity level every couple of days they said.
The CBC they took of Graydan hasn't shown any sign of illness, but we will know tomorrow if it was truly negative or not. They take 48 hours of observation just to be sure that it's not some kind of slow forming bacteria, etc. He does however require a blood transfusion. Premature babies loose red blood cells faster than they can be created at this stage. Given all the tests he has needed to check his sugar digestion, he has lost more than he should have at this point. His count this morning was only 8, which is about 7 lower than Kiernan's and where he should be.
Right now the blood transfusion is a preemptive move on the Dr's part, but given that he has a few more tests coming up and that premie's loose red blood cells anyway- this will ensure he doesn't become very anemic. The transfusion is safer for babies than for adults, which reduces all the risks associated with blood transfusions down to a 0.01% chance. They are hopeful that this will help him be able to come off the cannela line and become more self sufficient.
They are doing OK, but today was a bit of a set back in terms of working towards holding them everyday and starting the Kangaroo Care. The next few days will be a little rough on Graydan as he goes through the blood transfusion and then all the subsequent tests that will show if it has worked or not.
Thank you all for your continued well wishes and prayers/ positive thoughts.
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