Just a quick update from the previous post, which was written yesterday but only posted today. Last night we had another phone call from the hospital (at half midnight). They had been having lots of trouble keeping Adam's airways clear and his blood pressure was really low. At the point they rang they had adjusted the ventilator pressure and given him dopamine to maintain his blood pressure, which seemed to be working, and changed his antibiotics. Nevertheless we felt like he might be weakening, requiring more and more intervention to keep him OK. I didn't sleep too well. Today, however,he seemed to have got better! His ventilation was much more stable. He was still a bit puffy, but less so than yesterday. Most importantly for us, he was wriggling again, pulling faces, and, best of all, pretty much opened his eyes! I spent a lot of time just watching him crinkling his face, raising his eyebrows then flashing me tiny glimpses of his dark irises (he's still gurning like a pro).
Fingers crossed then that he continues to strengthen. The antibiotics need to do their job and clear up all his infections (on his chest as well as his tummy, which I didn't realise until now, but which explains why he's been having problems breathing). Then we can get him back breathing better and back on the milk - and then he can do growing!
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