Peyton is special because he decided to pull his feeding tube out yesterday! So, they now have his feeding tube through his nose instead of his mouth. Because of this they are going to go ahead and try to bottle feed him next week. They will start with one bottle a day and progress slowly.
Right now Peyton is up to 15 mL per feeding with the hypoallergenic formula.
They noticed that the PIC line was floating close to his heart, so they moved it a little.
With all the changes he has not had any A&B's (apnea--not breathing and bradycardia which is a slow heart beat) lately.
Today he is having a renal ultrasound to see if the urine is going back into the kidneys from the bladder. He is also having a bladder tap to see if his UTI (urinary tract infection) is gone.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Peyton is One Month Old!!
On Sunday Peyton marked a new milestone: he turned one-month old!!!
Peyton has had quite a set back in the past few days with his urinary tract infection. He will have six more days of antibiotics. Then, they will do a renal (kidney) ultrasound and put dye in the urine to see if it is backflowing into the kidneys instead of flowing from the bladder out of the body.
Today he had his first eye exam and things look normal which is a big praise to God! They will recheck him every two weeks until he reaches what would have been 36 gestational weeks (he is now at 31 wks).
They are questioning whether Peyton may be allergic to some type of food. Because of this they are putting him on hypoallergenic formula for a while to see if things go more smoothly.
Today they inserted a PIC line again because the IV that was in his hand kept coming out. Evidently Peyton is an active little guy! The PIC line procedure took three hours in surgery! Before they did the procedure he had an IV in his head because that was the best place they could find for the time being. Because of this he has a couple bald spots, but they gave the shaved hair to Alaina to keep.
Peyton's weight is up to 3 lbs 5.2 oz, so he is really growing! 5 more ounces and he will have doubled his birth weight!
Peyton has had quite a set back in the past few days with his urinary tract infection. He will have six more days of antibiotics. Then, they will do a renal (kidney) ultrasound and put dye in the urine to see if it is backflowing into the kidneys instead of flowing from the bladder out of the body.
Today he had his first eye exam and things look normal which is a big praise to God! They will recheck him every two weeks until he reaches what would have been 36 gestational weeks (he is now at 31 wks).
They are questioning whether Peyton may be allergic to some type of food. Because of this they are putting him on hypoallergenic formula for a while to see if things go more smoothly.
Today they inserted a PIC line again because the IV that was in his hand kept coming out. Evidently Peyton is an active little guy! The PIC line procedure took three hours in surgery! Before they did the procedure he had an IV in his head because that was the best place they could find for the time being. Because of this he has a couple bald spots, but they gave the shaved hair to Alaina to keep.
Peyton's weight is up to 3 lbs 5.2 oz, so he is really growing! 5 more ounces and he will have doubled his birth weight!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Good News (for the most part)!
Peyton does not have meningitis! YAY! He does however have a urinary or bladder infection (I can't remember which one). The infection is minor and they are treating it with an antibiotic. Peyton is still not getting milk at this point. He is getting a custom Gatorade type concoction made especially for him.
We are thankful to God for Peyton not having to fight meningitis!
We are thankful to God for Peyton not having to fight meningitis!
Friday, July 24, 2009
URGENT PRAYER NEEDED
Today is Peyton's 4-week birthday! We have had good news almost the whole way, but the family needs your prayers at this very moment. The doctor called my sister to say that Peyton had four A&B's (stopped breathing) last night. His body temperature has risen also. They are doing a spinal tap on him sometime today to see if he may have meningitis. They are also running test to see if he has a bladder infection.
My sister is devastated by this, of course. Please Pray that God would heal Peyton from whatever he may have. Pray that the spinal tap would go very smoothly and that the medical team would be able to interpret the results properly and devise an excellent plan for Peyton.
We will have the preliminary results of the test this afternoon.
We covet your prayers and are thankful to God for them!
My sister is devastated by this, of course. Please Pray that God would heal Peyton from whatever he may have. Pray that the spinal tap would go very smoothly and that the medical team would be able to interpret the results properly and devise an excellent plan for Peyton.
We will have the preliminary results of the test this afternoon.
We covet your prayers and are thankful to God for them!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
New Milestones
Peyton is just over 3 lbs and is drinking about 27mL of milk. He was also moved from level 3 to level 2 NICU which is a very exciting thing!
Monday, July 20, 2009
More Good News!
Alaina went to go see him this morning and thought she was looking at a different baby! They took the c-pap (I think that is what it is called) out of his nose. That was the device that was keeping pressure in his lungs so it wasn't so hard for him to breathe. Now he has just a normal oxygen line in his nose (like the ones that everyone else has--it goes around the ears). They are giving him 100% oxygen today as a precaution since they just switched him to that.
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