Monday, 4/14/14
Carter has continued to do well on his 3.5 L/min so they have decreased his flow to 3 L/min. The medical team said that they are hoping to decrease his flow by 0.5 L/min every other day as long as he tolerates it. They are being more aggressive with his oxygen weaning to challenge him. He will be having a blood gas daily while they are weaning him. They are also going to keep him in his isolette for a while longer so that he isn't using his energy to maintain his temperature. They only plan on moving him to an open air crib if his temperature starts to increase too much. He had his follow-up eye exam today and it was stable. He is still a stage I retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) but they told us not to be concerned about it. They will do another follow-up exam in 2 weeks. We are excited for this week because we know Carter will make a ton of progress. Preemie strength always prevails and it is amazing to watch him grow and learn to master processes that we take for granted everyday like breathing, digesting and swallowing.
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