On the 18th Faith was put back on the ventilator because her blood gases were not very good and she was working too hard to breathe. The Dr.'s were trying hard to get her off the vent so they put her on a bi level mode to make her do more of the work. On Sunday afternoon around 2:30 she was re-extibated to a high flow nasal cannula. She has been on it since and doing very well!!!!! Currently she is getting 43% oxygen with a flow of 4-1/2 liters. She had an eye exam on Sunday and has stage 2 ROP. She will now be getting eye exams once a week. Hopefully it won't progress any further. Her weight as of today is 3lbs 7 ozs.
Sept. 22nd was the most amazing day so far. I breast fed Ashleigh twice AND gave her a bath. She is also off of her oxygen except for during feedings!!!! They took her off her nasal cannula on Friday. The highlight of the day.............I finally got to hold both girls at the same time! I could tell the girls enjoyed being together too :) Words cannot express the joy I felt. We will definitely get the pics of that wonderful moment up asap! Daddy fed Ashleigh a full bottle last night and tonight. As of today Ashleigh weighs 5lbs. 12 ozs.
On another positive note, the Discharge Coordinator has been in contact with us and Ashleigh will be coming home very soon. We are in the process of getting everything in place for this eventful moment.
Love to all,
Michelle
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Wonderful tears in the Kitts house tonight. Congrats, guys. Love you!
Oh how wonderful! My heart is so full fo graditude to God for his healing, strength, hope and love that he has poured out on all of you. I know there was a HUGE smile on his face as he watched you hold and love on your girls. He has trusted you with a very precious gift, your daughters. I know you will take very good care of them.
Love, hugs and kisses to all of you,
Dawn
What a wonderful day !!!!! Those little ones are working so hard they must know what home will be like.
Hugs and Love to you all,
Lynda and Jed
Hi Guys! I got your blog from Christina McGuire. I have identical twin boys that also had TTTS. I just wanted you to know that your family is in my thoughts and prayers. My boys are two years old now and doing great. We also had a rough start. My son Ben was also 1 pound, 13 ounces at birth. Jake was one pound bigger. We were at UM. Feel free to email me if you ever need to talk. I know what you are going through!! :)
Danielle
daniellekovachevich@hotmail.com
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