Ellie grew a fair bit yesterday, 84 grams! Makes up for the 6gram gain on Monday and the loss on Tuesday. Ellie was doing really well lying on her back, before she used to desat really badly, unless she was on her belly. So, they tried weaning her off the oxygen. All 5ccs of it... nope, she wasn't having that. She desatted right away and needed to be put on her belly to recover, plus had the nasal prongs put back in. Sigh.
She just needs her little itty bitty amount to be happy. Last night they took a picture of her without the nasal prongs and while her gavage was being changed. She still had her face protecting stickers on, but its the first good look at her face we've had since she was born!
If she keeps growing well, next week she will move into an open air crib. Amazing.
Feeling better about things today. Man, having a baby in the nicu is a hard experience.
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