There are complications with the ventricular septal defect (VSD) sooner than expected. (Heidi and Rich were told about it the day she was born) Cori Lou’s respiratory rate (breathing) and heart rate are fairly high. The good news is that she is so far maintaining a high level of oxygen in her blood she is […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 13
Cori Lou would like to eat, but then again, she wouldn’t. That is to say, she shows all kinds of rooting and sucking behavior, but so far has only intermittently been able to tolerate 10 ml of her mommy’s milk every 3 hours. What they do is check her stomach contents right before the […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Days 9 – 10
Cori Lou has: had the gastric suction tube that was going in through her mouth removed (even though it is in the first parts of the video). The tube going through her nose does NOT have suction and is just there for back up until the doctors see that feedings are progressing safely. She does […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 8
Heidi got to hold Cori Lou for the first time today! When the baby was put in her arms it was a joyful eye-watering moment. After all the help from the nurse getting the IVs and other tubes arranged, mom and baby snuggled for about half an hour, during which time Cori Lou […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 7
Cori Lou is making everyone happy. She never needed additional oxygen and has already been making an effort to initiate breaths on her own. The morphine is being “stretched” (less in her system over time) to make it more possible for her to do this more. (Morphine inhibits respirations) They are working on weaning her off […]
