Well, we're in our own room now. We moved to the 5100 wing around 8pm. Ollie and I have settled in for the night.
Everyone in the PICU was amazed at how quickly Ollie has been progressing. One of the respiratory therapists said that he was surprised at how little time Oliver spent on bipap and at how well he had been doing off of the bipap.
Ollie is continuing to receive g-tube feedings. Right now we've switched from formula to Pedialyte and we're gradually increasing the amount he's getting. We started out at 5mL per hour. That was upped to 7mL per hour. Four hours later it was increased to 9mL per hour and once four more hours pass it'll be bumped to 11mL. He'll continue to receive IV fluids while getting the tube feedings. As the tube feeds increase, the IV fluids will decrease.
In other news, I finally got my shower today. Yea for clean hair and a change of clothes! The only disappointment we've had is that the Ronald McDonald House Family Room for parents of pediatric patients has been closed during most of our stay. It is run by volunteers and they've had issues getting it staffed the past few days. So I didn't get access to a shower until we got our own room.
That's all for now...it's way past my bedtime! =)
Saturday, March 14, 2009
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How awesome! Glad to hear the little man is doing well. We have been praying for him and you. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteIt was so good to see you guys and to see how amazingly Ollie is doing! Glad you finally got your shower, too! It may be that the volunteers are less staffed on weekends, but will be more regular on weekdays. Not much help considering that you will hopefully be outta there quite soon. :) Just so glad to hear the continued good news, and I hope you manage to find some time to sleep! For all that sleep is supposed to be so beneficial for your health, I've never found worse places for sleeping than hospitals.... Sending loving thoughts to all of you!
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