July 10th, 2007

Megan will be 6 days old today!

I called this morning to see how she did overnight. She had a good night. She has continued to have poopy diapers and is peeing very well...(strange the things you get excited about as a Mom).

Our only slight concern today is that she may have gained too much. She gained 100 grams which is about 3 oz. At first I thought that was a good thing, but the nurse said that it's above what they expect preemies to gain. She did say that they did expect some weight gain, though, due to her blood transfusion. The concern could be if she is retaining fluids. I did call back to talk to her morning nurse. She said that they believe it was due to her transfusion, but they will know for sure once the doctor comes in.

The morning nurse had just fininshed working on Megan - changing diaper, taking temp, etc. She said that she is doing very well. She opened her eyes and looked right at the nurse! They are also increasing her breast milk to 5cc every 3 hours. She got her first dose at 8am, so we'll see if she takes all of it well.

I made the mistake of doing a little Internet searching today. They should make parents of preemies sign a paper that they will not go on the Internet. There is a mix of good and bad stories on there. I'm just going to always remember that this is my little girl and she is a fighter!! I am once again banning myself from google searches unless it's to discover a specific fact. It's still early, so I expect to post more updates on this page throughout the day.

Bob and I went to visit Megan in the afternoon. We got some great news! They received the results of her head scan and there is no evidence of bleeding or hemmoraging!! She does have small choroid cysts, but Dr. Omar said that many newborns have those and it is nothing for us to worry about. I also looked up choroid cysts in my preemie book and they said that they are insignificant. That was such a big relief for us. They will do another head scan after several weeks, but for now she is doing great.

Also, her bilirubin number went down and she is no longer under the lamp! Her isolette is once again covered up to keep it nice and dark so she can sleep. She didn't have her sunglasses on, so I got to see her beautiful face.

They are once again increasing her breast milk to 6cc every 3 hours. They have been pulling out zero residual meaning that she is eating all of the breast milk!

When we were there, she was resting so peacefully. She was kind of resting on her left side. She was moving all of her fingers and toes as if she was dreaming. She even opened her eyes while we were there. I think she waved at me.

Dr. Omar was not concerned about her weight gain. They feel that it had something to do with her transfusion and plus she is getting back up to near her birth weight. She is peeing and pooping with no problem and not puffy, so she doesn't show signs of retaining fluid.

They have also been measuring her abdomen to check for signs of NEC, the digestive disease. She has been at a steady 18cm, so that is a great sign.

Well, I may have a little more to report later. Bob and Grandma Klinger just left to visit Megan.

Not much to report back! Megan was resting when they visited. She is doing so well with her breastmilk and has zero residual. I'll be anxious to hear about my baby girl at my morning check in!