Vivienne continued to kick some CDH butt today. As the title of this post suggests, Vivienne's bowels are now functioning. In fact, she pooped three (!) times today. This is a big deal for a CDH baby. Not only does it mean that we are one step closer to feeds, but it also means that everything is in the right place and functioning properly. I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to future Vivienne for writing about her bowel movements on the Internet, as I'm sure she'll be less than thrilled about that one day. Oh well, it's just another thing she can hate me for during those teen years.
In other exciting news, Viv's ventilator settings are now down to 20 and extubation may happen as early as tomorrow! This means we won't have to watch her choke/gag on the tube anymore (thank goodness). It also means she will be able to vocalize and cry. Hopefully they are able to continue to chip away overnight and tomorrow so she can be tube-free ASAP!
When Vivienne is embarrassed explain to her that this was a 'normal parenting' moment. ALL parents obsess about BMs. Some even write songs about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkyvE5t6JYc
ReplyDeleteLove to all, Marie